State officials on Tuesday announced plans for this year’s Florida Python Challenge, an event aimed at raising awareness ...

The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

Pythons are not the easiest animals to find. This well camouflaged and secretive species is able to blend perfectly into the environment. Detection rates for pythons are low, and on average it takes ...

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

And the Ultimate Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge is ... Taylor Stanberry. Stanberry, who was recognized at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting today ...

With a new year under way the South Florida Water Management Districted (SFWMD) is once again incentivizing Burmese python hunters in Florida to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can ...

It’s well-known by now that invasive Burmese pythons have become established in the Florida Everglades. The first one was found in 1979 and by the year 2000 they’d fully established reproducing ...