A professional python hunter captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons to win the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, helping remove ...

Tom Rahill, along with winning the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, also won the South Florida Water Management's elimination ...

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

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. The event aims to reduce the python population, raise awareness, and protect the ...

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...

After taking second place in the professional category of the Florida Python Challenge this year, Taylor Stanberry is ready ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway, participants are getting up close with one of the Everglades’ most notorious invasive species before heading into the field.

Southwest Florida-shot documentary "The Python Hunt" saw a limited run in U.S. theaters earlier this year. Now the movie's hit streaming, too. You can rent or buy the 91-minute documentary on Prime ...

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Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

As far as Dusty Crum is aware, his Florida restaurant is the only pizza place in the world that accepts invasive Burmese pythons as currency.