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

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

WTSP-TV Tampa-St. Petersburg on MSN · 1d

Florida’s wild python hunt is underway

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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 crews find two 17-foot Burmese pythons together, likely preying on white-tailed deer

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Meet the 2025 Florida Python Challenge champion: Taylor Stanberry

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Florida Python Challenge kicks off in Everglades

According to the FWC, the Burmese python is not native to Florida and is found in and around the Everglades ecosystem, where they prey on birds, mammals, and other reptiles.

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

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

Maps Show Spread of Burmese Pythons as Hunting Challenge Begins

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

Florida family wrangles second-heaviest wild python after it nearly squeezes dad to death

What began as the Jackson family's first official python hunt together became a near-fatal struggle after Carl Jackson grabbed a massive Burmese python and was pulled toward a can

Variety

‘The Python Hunt’ Review: An Entertainingly Garish Documentary Account of a State-Sanctioned Culling Spree

Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction film follows a variety of American oddballs chasing grisly snake-hunting glory in the annual Florida Python Challenge. “It’s hours of boredom interrupted by a few minutes of pretty intense adrenalin ...

AOL

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 ...

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Wildman's Pizza offers slice of python hunting with its pies

At Wildman's Pizza, visitors stop in for a slice of pie and python hunting history and souvenirs. Many hope to meet Wildman, Dusty Crum.