Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including ...

"It feels like a lot of little needles going into your hand and then tearing through the skin." ...

On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A gargantuan 13-foot albino python has been wreaking havoc across an ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

Watch snake handler Louis Daniel Pienaar brave a Southern African Python attack while explaining their mating habits, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A huge albino python that terrorized a trailer park for months has ...