Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for how to kill the invasive.

The Burmese python has become a symbol of two completely different conservation battles. In Florida, wildlife managers search ...

For ten days at the height of the Florida summer, hundreds of amateur and professional snake hunters waded through sawgrass, canals and knee-deep muck for a shot at a modest cash prize and a rare kind ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them ...

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The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. The event aims to reduce the python population, raise awareness, and protect the ...

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters participated.

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Hunters are scouring the Florida Everglades in search of the state's most destructive invasive species for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, which began just after midnight on July 10. The annual ...

Burmese python hunters slogging through Florida’s muggy southern reaches may find their most valuable tool in the future is more than a keen eye and courage. It could be their cellphone. University of ...