The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. The annual competition aims to rid the Everglades of the Burmese python, an invasive species that poses a threat to the ecosystem. The snake hunt ...

What Is Florida's Python Challenge? The event, which began in 2013, is hailed by officials as a way to remove Burmese pythons, which are considered an invasive species. Registered hunters are ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is set to launch its annual campaign to remove invasive snakes from Everglades.

Friday is the first day of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese ...

When is the 2025 Florida Python Challenge? It begins at 12:01 a.m. on July 11, 2025 and it ends at 5 p.m. on July 20, 2025. This is earlier than in the past when the Challenge has been held in August.

2025 Florida Python Challenge kicks off in July This year, the 10-day python removal competition begins at 12:01 a.m. on July 11 and ends at 5 p.m. on July 20.

In 2024, more than 850 people from 33 states and Canada registered for the competition. Register for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge is still open and will be through the end of the competition.

This year’s Florida Python Challenge attracted 857 participants from 33 states and Canada, and together the competitors removed 195 Burmese pythons. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger ...

The annual 10-day competition is held to raise awareness of the Burmese python, an invasive snake, and the damage it has ...

The 2023 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. Participants this year will have the chance to win a share of more than $30,000 in prizes while removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild.

This year’s challenge begins Friday at midnight and will end August 18 at 5 p.m. Going into the weekend, there were 729 competitors who had registered, challenge spokesperson Lisa Thompson told CNN.