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

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

Ready to hunt some enormous snakes? The Florida Python Challenge returns.

Mark your calendar for July 10.
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The Python Hunt

An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?

Florida’s $25K Everglades Python Hunt Returns For 2026, Registration Now Open

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials ...

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

Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction 'The Python Hunt' follows a variety of American oddballs in the annual ...

Snake hunter explains why we need these reptiles in Pennsylvania

Russ Gleixner, a Pennsylvania snake hunter, finds hundreds of rattlesnakes each year and educates the public about their ...