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

Imagine this: a little robotic rabbit, complete with fur, a heating core, and even a "sniff test" built in - all lying in wait to bait a 15-foot Burmese python. Welcome to Florida's python hunt, ...

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

Not all oddballs are harmless fun in Xander Robin’s immersive, Floridian subcultural documentary The Python Hunt.

Florida has deployed a new weapon in the Everglades’ ongoing crusade against the invasive and prolifically deadly Burmese python: an army of robot rabbits. Stanberry claimed $10,000, FWC’s top prize ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...