Wildmans Pizza in Florida accepts pythons as payment for free pizza during the 2026 Python Challenge The 10-day event runs from July 10 to July 19 to control invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades ...

A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie. “I’m the first place in the world to accept python as currency,” Dustin ...

A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term "exotic pet trade" by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie. "I'm the first place in the world to accept python as currency," Dustin ...

Hunters entering Florida's yearly Python Challenge are once again helping the state thin out invasive snakes in the Everglades. This time, participants also have a shot at an offbeat perk from a local ...

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A wildlife handler runs in with a large python on her back before bringing it into a room already filled with other giant snakes. The python stretches far behind her as she moves quickly, showing how ...

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 ...

The app will use years of data to predict when and where hunters are most likely to find the invasive snakes. Previous research found the best time to hunt is between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. during the wet ...

Burmese python hunters slogging through Florida’s muggy southern reaches may find their most valuable tool in the future is more than a keen eye and courage. It could be their cellphone. University of ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is being impacted by severe weather, making hunting difficult. Defending champion Taylor Stanberry notes that colder, rainy conditions have made snakes less active.

A highly anticipated python clutch begins hatching, revealing several remarkable combinations of pied, titanium, platinum, tiger, and super tiger genetics. The breeder identifies what he describes as ...