Florida python hunters find out dates for annual challenge this week

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will announce the dates for this year's Python Challenge on May 19.

Florida Python Challenge: Hunt giant Burmese pythons and win up to $10,000

Florida’s annual battle against invasive giant snakes is returning this summer as the Florida Python Challenge officially ...

Florida’s $25K Everglades Python Hunt Returns For 2026, Registration Now Open

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials ...

Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge begins this summer. What to know.

State officials on Tuesday announced plans for this year’s Florida Python Challenge, an event aimed at raising awareness ...

Florida Python Challenge: Help protect Florida’s ecosystem

The annual Florida Python Challenge has returned, with registered participants competing for a share of $25,000 in prizes.

In Florida, Harriet is 'most interesting Burmese python on the planet'

Long-term tracking shows a Burmese python is rewriting assumptions about breeding, giving new intel for Florida's battle ...
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One python hunter dominates March competition for removing snakes

A python hunter earned multiple cash bonuses in March for capturing the most and longest snakes. The South Florida Water Management District's program pays contractors to remove invasive Burmese ...
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Invasive Burmese Pythons In Florida May Have Finally Met Their Match: GPS-Tracked Opossums

Scientists in Florida have found an unexpected tool in the fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums wearing GPS collars. When a python eats a collared opossum, the tracking ...

Native Florida rodent could go extinct, thanks to Burmese python

Within the next couple of decades, the Key Largo woodrat could go extinct if the Burmese python population continues as is, a ...