One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in ...

The event offers a $10,000 grand prize to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades The annual challenge is a state effort to decrease the number of Burmese pythons in the ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biologists with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida holding a 17-foot, 148 lb female python they captured in an armadillo burrow ...

Hunters are competing to kill Burmese pythons in the annual Florida Python Challenge this month with the No. 1 reason being the invasive snakes are killing native animals in the Everglades. Of course ...

Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, and will last until July 19. A $10,000 reward will be issued to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Last year, more than 900 ...

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

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to manage the invasive Burmese python population. Last year's champion, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win the competition's top prize.

The annual Florida Python Challenge offers cash prizes to hunters for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Pythons are ambush predators that use constriction to kill prey by cutting ...