Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction 'The Python Hunt' follows a variety of American oddballs in the annual Florida Python Challenge.

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.

Taylor Stanberry won the $10,000 grand prize, the first woman to do so, with 60 pythons caught. Donna Kalil, a veteran hunter, caught the most pythons in the professional category with 56 snakes. A total of 294 pythons were removed, the most in the contest ...

An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?

The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera.

Russ Gleixner, a Pennsylvania snake hunter, finds hundreds of rattlesnakes each year and educates the public about their importance.