Florida Python Challenge 2024

Florida hunts pythons during the hottest days of summer

Florida Python Challenge begins today with $25,000 in prizes up for grabs

The annual Florida Python Challenge begins Friday, giving snake hunters 10 days to remove as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible.

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Why Florida hunts pythons during the hottest days of summer

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Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

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Florida alligator kills and trashes around invasive python in Everglades

New footage from the Florida Everglades shows an American alligator doing what few local animals can: killing a large, invasive Burmese python.

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Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000

The 10-day competition aims to help capture and humanely kill the invasive species, which the state says threaten local wildlife.

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Florida maps show Burmese pythons pushing beyond the Everglades as Python Challenge begins

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Florida's python-hunting 'Super Bowl' begins Friday, with $25,000 up for grabs

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Florida's python hunt coming soon. What to know about the reigning champ

It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award $10,000 to the registered participant who removes the ...

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New Florida python hot spot has wildlife officials worried | Exclusive

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

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How this snake hunter made history at the 2025 Florida Python Challenge

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge by eliminating 60 Burmese pythons. A record 294 pythons were removed during the 10-day competition. The event drew 934 participants from the U.S. and Canada. Burmese pythons are an invasive species ...