Florida's annual Python Challenge returns July 10 through July 19, offering $25,000 in prizes while encouraging the public to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

The annual python challenge in Florida starts July 10, offering $10,000 to the participant who removes the most pythons.

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

Florida is again inviting both residents and visitors to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades, with $25,000 in ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome ...

In roughly two weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicks off! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a ...