A Florida man was hailed as a hero for catching an 8-foot-long invasive python, and then fined for it. Where is it legal to ...

Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists caught the heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in the Florida Everglades in 2022. The colossal female python weighed an eye-popping 215 pounds and was ...

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

"By engaging the public in science-based invasive species management, we are able to raise awareness and strengthen support for conservation." ...

1. IS IT LEGAL? Are you allowed to hitchhike in Florida? Sort of. You can't hitchhike on limited access facilities, defined as interstate highways, expressways, turnpikes, toll roads or freeways (or ...