Interactive Python modes are an easy way to learn new libraries. Scripting languages are easy to learn on their own because ...

Amy Siewe participated in the 2019 Florida Python Challenge and it inspired her to change her life. She moved from Indiana to Florida and now owns a guiding service that takes people on python hunts.

It's possible to build a simple Python CLI weather app in a weekend using geopy, requests, and the NWS JSON API. Use geopy's ...

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 invasive Burmese pythons. The first-time participant earned $10,000 for her efforts during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, along ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Florida Python Challenge, an annual statewide competition that kicks off Friday, will bring hundreds of snake-hunting professionals and novices to South Florida to hunt ...

A man who caught an 18-foot Burmese python in Florida last week has said trying to escape a bite from the species could "tear the skin right open." Amateur Burmese python hunter Jake Waleri is ...

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the number of snakes caught during the 2023 Florida Python Challenge. A total of 209 pythons were caught. Catching pythons is less ...