Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida's 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters participated.

The FWC will announce all of the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, including the grand prize winner this week in Panama City.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hunt is on! Hunters are scouring the Florida Everglades in search of the state's most destructive invasive species for the ...

In a recent 10-day event in Florida, an impressive total of 280 invasive Burmese pythons were captured and removed. Tom Rahill led the charge by personally securing 96 of these snakes, earning him the ...

“The number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a major victory for ...

The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.

Hunters removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day 2026 Florida Python Challenge, state officials announced today. Organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, participants have the chance to win over $25,000 in prizes by removing invasive ...

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.