Florida Python Hunters

Florida Python Challenge returns

Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge begins Friday: Here’s what to know

Florida python hunters will start competing in the state's annual invasive species removal contest one minute past midnight.

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Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

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Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to help control the invasive Burmese python population.

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

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Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000

The 10-day competition aims to help capture and humanely kill the invasive species, which the state says threaten local wildlife.

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Florida maps show Burmese pythons pushing beyond the Everglades as Python Challenge begins

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Florida's python-hunting 'Super Bowl' begins Friday, with $25,000 up for grabs

Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades. The person who bags the most snakes will earn a $10,

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Florida hunters are spotting more giant pythons as fires, cold snaps strip away cover

"I wouldn’t suggest it because the meat has a lot of mercury."

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The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event

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Florida python hunter's 16-foot catch tops in this elimination program

The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program raked in snakes and money.

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See photogenic Florida hunters pose with their python 'trophies'

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.