The South Florida Water Management District's new incentive program seems to be working with nearly 100 snakes eliminated so far in 2025.

In 2017, the South Florida Water Management District and FWC began a more structured program to hire python hunters. Python ...

The South Florida Water Management District's new incentive program seems to be working with nearly 100 snakes eliminated so far in 2025.

FWC said this time of year is ideal for holding the Python Challenge because hatchlings are emerging from eggs.

Snake hunters across Florida are participating in the annual “Python Challenge.” The goal of the 10-day event is to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the state.

Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?