Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban areas?

They look, move and smell like rabbits a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the invasive snakes out of their hiding spots.

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

2025 Florida Python Challenge had the most women winners in the snake hunt's history One python huntress who won a prize in the 2025 Python Challenge has taken a sabbatical from her corporate job to ...

A 4-foot-11 Florida woman claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day hunting event.

A southwest Florida woman took home the grand prize in the state's 2025 python removal challenge after she removed 60 Burmese pythons.

A Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day hunting event in the Everglades.

But only one snake by a hunter was declared the longest of this year's competition. 2025 Florida Python Challenge: What was the longest snake caught? That honor belongs to Michael Marousky.

Michael Marousky caught the longest python, measuring 15 feet, 11 inches. A total of 294 Burmese pythons were eliminated during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge – the most of any python challenge ...