A total of 294 Burmese pythons were eliminated during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge – the most of any python challenge since the event started in 2013. But only one snake by a hunter was declared ...

The longest python ever measured was caught in Naples on Sunday after a group of friends discovered the snake in Big Cypress National Preserve.

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more ...

Southeast Asia is home to the Burmese python, but the largest one in the world was caught near Naples, Florida, Tuesday night by two hunters.

A Florida hunter recently caught the longest Burmese python the state has ever seen. Jake Waleri, 22, stumbled upon the python in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee around 1 a.m. July 10 ...

Not only did Taylor Stanberry become the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, but she did it in record style.

Jake Waleri couldn’t come to the phone Thursday night. Just days after he caught the longest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, measuring 19-feet long, he was out for another late night of ...

The Burmese python snake was measured by the Southwest Florida Conservancy and confirmed to be the longest ever captured in the state.

The Burmese python that Jake Waleri caught. Courtesy of Conservancy of Southwest Florida. The previous record for the longest Burmese python was 18 feet and 9 inches, according to the Conservancy.

The Burmese python snake was measured by the Southwest Florida Conservancy and confirmed to be the longest ever captured in the state.