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The Cool Down on MSN · 21h

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

"All python management is useful."

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Florida's 2026 python hunt begins today. Who won, what happened last year

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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

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

A routine stop in the Florida Everglades quickly became a stark reminder of just how deeply invasive Burmese pythons have taken hold in the wetland.

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

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Florida Python Challenge kicks off in Everglades

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

People who remove the most Burmese pythons – one of the largest snakes in the world – get a hefty sum of $10,000, and there are other grand prizes.

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Florida Python Challenge underway

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Great Everglades Snake Hunt Begins Tonight: $25K Up For Grabs Florida Python Challenge

Florida biologists turn GPS-collared possums into python bait in new hunting tactic

"We're not putting these animals out there and in harm's way. Harm's way is there. We're just documenting what is happening."

WFLX

Florida Python Challenge kicks off: 10-day hunt offers $10,000 prize to remove invasive snakes

The state's annual Florida Python Challenge began Friday with hunters seeking to nab snakes and big prize money. The 10-day challenge, held from July 10-19, 2026,

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Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the landscape.

Palm Beach Post

Florida Python Challenge 2026 dates are set. How 2025 champ scored the win

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 July 10, 2026, to July 19, 2026. The hunt helps ...

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Florida's python hunt coming soon. What to know about the reigning champ

It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award $10,000 to the registered participant who removes the ...