Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

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Florida truly is a bounty hunter’s paradise. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has organized black bear trophy hunts, an iguana removal program, and actively encourages ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Florida Python Challenge is less than two months away, but in Florida, being prepared to run into a Burmese python is always ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. The challenge aims to raise public awareness and encourage reporting of python sightings.

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

There are thousands, if not tens of thousands of Burmese pythons slithering around in the grass and bushes in Florida. No one knows for sure, but it's a lot invasive snakes and the population has been ...

In two weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge™ kicks off! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a share of ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...