The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

Hundreds of python hunters will spend the next 10 days removing as many of the invasive reptiles as they can in south Florida ...

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

Python hunters in Florida will begin competing in the state’s annual removal competition one minute after the clock strikes ...

Exactly one minute after midnight tonight, hundreds of hunters will fan out across the Florida Everglades with a single ...

Python hunters in Florida will begin competing in the state’s annual removal competition one minute after the clock strikes ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for the 2026 Python Challenge on Tuesday. The challenge is an effort that includes public ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the 10-day competition.