Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.
The annual python challenge in Florida starts July 10, offering $10,000 to the participant who removes the most pythons.
The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.
Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...
Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.
Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...
The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...
Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists caught the heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in the Florida Everglades in 2022. The colossal female python weighed an eye-popping 215 pounds and was ...
In roughly two weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicks off! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a ...
I’m excited to announce that the annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back for 2026! Kicking off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and running until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m., registered participants ...
A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome ...