Everglades Python Hunt

Everglades, Burmese python and Florida

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Florida Python Challenge returns as hunters target invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

The hunt is on in the Everglades as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge officially gets underway.

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes

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Florida's 2026 python hunt begins today. Who won, what happened last year

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Florida biologists use scout pythons to remove a record 8,080 pounds of invasive snakes

The latest python season ended with a new record number of catches for Florida wildlife biologists, in part, due to the use of "scout" pythons.

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

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Florida crews find two 17-foot Burmese pythons together, likely preying on white-tailed deer

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Florida maps show Burmese pythons pushing beyond the Everglades as Python Challenge begins

State officials still consider the Everglades the center of the invasion, but the snakes may be moving naturally along the state's canals, wetlands, and other waterways, per Newsweek.

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000

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Florida Python Challenge returns as everglades face invasive snakes

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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 announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 10, and run until 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 19 ...

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Enzian screens Everglades-based ‘Python Hunt’ doc for limited run

This weekend, Enzian Theater in Maitland kicks off a limited run of a slice of peak-Floridian cinematic fare: The Python Hunt. The SXSW award-winning documentary from 2025 is a deep dive into Florida’s yearly officially sanctioned python-hunting competition.