The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competitive hunt created by the FWC to encourage participants to remove pythons from seven commission-managed lands in South Florida. This year, the Florida ...

A Burmese python measuring 17 feet, 3 inches and weighing 152 pounds was the largest female captured by the Big Cypress National Preserve Scout Snake Program during the 2019-2020 breeding season.

Today is the first day of The Florida Python Challenge, where snake hunters will wade into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons. Up to $25,000 in prizes are up for grabs during ...

Kiger was the runner-up in the 2023 Python Challenge. This year’s Python Challenge began at 12:01 am Friday and ended at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18.

In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters will descend on the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state’s annual Python Challenge. Last year 857 participants helped remove 195 ...

Florida Python Hunt participants can win prize money. The 2025 top prize, which is for the most pythons caught, is $10,000. $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize Awarded to the participant who removes the ...

Carlos Hernandez, 23, captures a snake during the Florida Python Challenge, in Everglades Holiday Park in Broward County, Fla. Nearly 200 invasive pythons were caught during the 10-day hunt.

Hundreds of snake hunters are currently registered for this year’s 10-day hunt, which began Friday, Aug. 9, according to a news release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Winner of Florida’s Python Challenge removes 20 invasive snakes, earns big cash prize by: Rachel Tucker Posted: Sep 19, 2024 / 10:56 AM EDT Updated: Sep 19, 2024 / 10:58 AM EDT ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is Aug. 9-18 and is held every August under the guidance of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.