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Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes
On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades.

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Florida alligator kills and trashes around invasive python in Everglades
The Florida Python Challenge is back, and it’s seeking hunters to kill invasive snakes for a $10,000 grand prize
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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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition
Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program
Florida Python Challenge kicks off in Everglades
The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, hosted by FWC and the Southwest Florida Water Management District, will have a grand prize of $10,000 for the registered participant who removes the most pythons.

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000
Florida's python-hunting 'Super Bowl' begins Friday, with $25,000 up for grabs
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8 animals that can kill the enormous, deadly reticulated python. "If it struggles, the croc will spin it around – the death roll – and drag it down"

Reticulated pythons can take down large mammals, such as wild boar, deer and dogs, but sometimes the tables turn.