Registration is now open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese ...

Every summer, hundreds of people head into the swamps of South Florida with one goal: find and remove one of the world's most destructive invasive snakes. The annual Florida Python Challenge is back ...

Hundreds of people participated in the heralded 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day pursuit in sticky South Florida that pits hunters against the state's most notorious invasive species. This year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...