Florida Python Challenge returns after last year’s record removal

FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a week, registered participants ...

Get ready, snake hunters: Florida's $25,000 python challenge is back in the Everglades

Florida is again inviting both residents and visitors to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades, with $25,000 in ...

Meet a scientist tracking invasive reptiles, and even their parasites

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Florida's Python Challenge is back, but biologists say the 4-ton problem is moving north

Florida's Python Challenge returns July 10 through July 19, offering cash prizes to amateur and professional hunters who ...
Palm Beach Post

Is it legal to snag a Burmese python in a park? Not always

A Miami man was fined for wrangling an invasive python in Everglades National Park without a permit. The man's citation was later dismissed in court because it was improperly written. Killing Burmese ...
USA Today

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

Naples, a city along the southwest coast of Florida, is plagued by one of the most capable creepy predators on the planet. The situation is dire from an ecological perspective. For years, hunters, ...
Palm Beach Post

Guns? Weapons hunters can use in Florida's python challenge

Florida holds an annual 10-day Python Challenge to control the invasive Burmese python population. Participants compete for prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most pythons. The ...