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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons.

Naples Daily News on MSN · 22h

Meet the 2025 Florida Python Challenge champion: Taylor Stanberry

Jaguars Wire · 8h

Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

A routine stop in the Florida Everglades quickly became a stark reminder of just how deeply invasive Burmese pythons have taken hold in the wetland.

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Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

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Hundreds of python hunters head to Florida Everglades for annual challenge

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000

People who remove the most Burmese pythons – one of the largest snakes in the world – get a hefty sum of $10,000, and there are other grand prizes.

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Florida's python-hunting 'Super Bowl' begins Friday, with $25,000 up for grabs

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Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge begins Friday: Here’s what to know

The Cincinnati Enquirer

Gov. DeSantis announces python hunting competition

Gov. Ron DeSantis met with members of state agencies to announce a python hunting competition in southern Florida coinciding with the 11th Super Bowl held in Miami. The governor announced the 2020 Python Bowl at Everglades National Park alongside Eric ...

NPR

Want to hunt pythons in Florida this summer? This professional has tips

Starting later this summer, hundreds of hunters will disperse across Florida's Everglades. Their target? An apex predator known to grow up to 18 feet that hunts animals as large as an alligator and sometimes as small as a woodrat. These hunters are going ...

IFLScience

Python Bowl: Competition To Catch And Kill Invasive Snakes Returns To Florida’s Everglades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten-day event in which people will compete to catch and kill the most invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades.