Python Hunting Florida 2020

Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge begins Fri.

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Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin.

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

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Why Florida hunts pythons during the hottest days of summer

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Meet the 2025 Florida Python Challenge champion: Taylor Stanberry

Python hunter and Naples native Taylor Stanberry won the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's annual Python Challenge last July, catching a total of 60 pythons during the 10-day competi...

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Great Everglades Snake Hunt Begins Tonight: $25K Up For Grabs Florida Python Challenge

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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

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Hunting pythons in Florida requires knowing more than you think

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are prohibited in the competition. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

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How a new documentary captured Florida’s competitive python hunt

In 2022, Xander Robin booked a room at a Miccosukee casino at the edge of the Everglades and joined in the Florida Python Challenge. Every year, hundreds of hunters flood South Florida for a state-sponsored killing spree aimed at the invasive Burmese python.