The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

Florida pythons are edible. There's just one big problem

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...

Snake Hunters Head to Florida for the Wildest, Most Viral Competition in the Country

Former “Python Challenge” winner Taylor Stanberry says the timing of this year’s challenge should lead to lots of invasive ...
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See photogenic Florida hunters pose with their python trophies

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.
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They hung on the bridge - but every slip was worth $100 less

At the iconic Python Bridge, a gripping dead hang competition unfolds with competitors vying to outlast each other. Only one ...

Florida Python Challenge returns after last year’s record removal

FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a week, registered participants ...

In the 1990s, escaped pet Burmese pythons established themselves in Florida's Everglades; by 2012, road surveys found raccoons down 99.3%, opossums 98.9%, an…

Discover how escaped Burmese pythons, originally exotic pets, have wreaked havoc on Florida's Everglades, causing dramatic ...