Participants can now have the opportunity to win big as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicks off on Friday. Registration ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the 10-day competition.

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

The annual Florida Python Challenge begins Friday, giving snake hunters 10 days to remove as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible. Mother says daughter planned to leave husband before Bahamas ...

Hundreds of hunters will scour the Everglades for cash prizes as a key window opens to stop one of Florida's most destructive invaders.

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...

The first day of 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicked off at midnight Friday, and now avid and amateur hunters alike can ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for the 2026 Python Challenge on Tuesday. The challenge is an effort that includes public ...

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 ...

The huge "swamp monsters" are terrifying. But watch out for those smaller pythons, too. Those snakes can be even scarier, said filmmaker Xander Robin. Especially when they're being hunted during the ...

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The ...