Photographer and writer Bob Bramblet is the past president of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association, and he wrote a book called 'Where the Python Sleeps'.

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped marking on the snake’s head, along with giraffe-like spots across its body and dark spots around its eyes. During the summer months, they’re most likely to be found sunning on levee banks or near trees.

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Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from halfway around the world that have consumed a significant ...

In this first person column from 2024, a Naples resident shared details of his first-ever python hunt and what he learned.

The annals of Florida's eternal wrangle with invasive species are filled with creative, unique and bizarre techniques for ridding the state of the damaging marauders. Barefoot python hunting, robot rabbits, contract killers, DNA testing, specially trained ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a novice and have just started to hunt pythons, or you are ...