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Florida's wild 10-day python hunting contest takes over the Everglades after dark
The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.
Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...
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Florida deputy sheriff spent years hunting pythons deep in the Everglades
"After the first time you see one, you'll start seeing them, but you'll also go nights [without seeing them.]" ...
The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera.
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