Golden sunlight transforms this dark reticulated python into a display of blue, green and rainbow-like reflections. Draped across the woman’s shoulders, the snake’s scales catch the light and reveal a ...

Rahill was named the ultimate grand prize winner of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Wednesday, earning $10,000 for capturing more snakes than any other competitor during the 10-day event. Rahill ...

The snakes were a little more elusive this year, but 280 invasive Burmese pythons were removed during the annual Florida Python Challenge. The number was slightly below the 294 captured in 2025. The ...

Tom Rahill won the $10K grand prize after removing 96 pythons in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. (Florida Fish and Wildlife, Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX - All ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species that threaten the Florida ecosystem. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission holds an annual Python Challenge to help control the population.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The results and winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge were announced on Wednesday, bringing the annual competition to a close. The 10-day event, hosted by the Florida Fish ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have boomed in South Florida, depleting native species and prompting statewide hunts. Despite python populations in neighboring counties, Lee County has very few officially ...

The results are in from the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, and wildlife officials say hundreds of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades during the annual competition. More than 900 ...

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Southwest Florida's fight against invasive Burmese pythons has reached both a grim milestone and a hopeful one. One Naples-based conservation team now says it has completed its first "four-ton" ...