"There were a lot of little baby snakes just getting out of the nest." ...

"All python management is useful." ...

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

Also known as the "Python Huntress," Amy Siewe calls the annual Florida Python Challenge 'a circus and counterproductive.' Here's why.

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 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to raise awareness and control the population of invasive pythons. The 10-day event in 2026 runs from July 10 to July 19 in several wildlife ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Florida is once again asking the public to help tackle one of the state's biggest invasive-species problems: ...

Python hunting occurs year-round in Florida to combat the invasive species disrupting the Everglades ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program pays hunters to ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...