UPDATED: July 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM EDT Florida is letting you join the state’s python battle, soon offering an online program that’ll tell you all about the invasive snakes.

When was the first Florida Python Challenge? This was the 12th year the FWC has held the Python Challenge. The first one, in 2013, had 1,583 total participants, the most in the event's history.

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge strictly prohibits the use of firearms. Here's five things to know to hunt and kill pythons humanely.

Can a gun be used to kill a python in the Florida Python Challenge? Here are the rules. This August, you could win $10,000 for killing pythons, but you can't use a firearm. Here's why.

Step 1 for humanely euthanizing a Burmese python: Draw an imaginary line between each eye and opposite jawbone. The brain is located where the two lines intersect. Apply the tool to the target ...

How to participate in Python Patrol training What: FWC's virtual Python Patrols When: Third Thursday of the month, 7-8 p.m. Length: 1 hour Cost: Free Website: Click here to sign up ...

Participants have 10 days to kill as many Burmese pythons as possible in annual Florida snake hunt The 2024 Florida Python Challenge begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9 and ends at 5 p.m. on ...

If you spot a Burmese python, take a photo, mark your location, and call the FWC at 888-483-4681. You can humanely kill Burmese pythons on private land at any time with landowner permission.

A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida has deployed another unique method to find ...

Participants have nine days to kill as many Burmese pythons as possible. The 2024 python removal competition begins at 12:01 a.m. on August 9 and ends at 5 p.m. on August 18.