Python hunters in Florida will begin competing in the state’s annual removal competition one minute after the clock strikes ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FWC, South Florida Water Management District host 10-day competition with $25,000 in prizes.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge began Friday, giving participants 10 days to search for invasive Burmese pythons and ...

Exactly one minute after midnight tonight, hundreds of hunters will fan out across the Florida Everglades with a single ...

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 ...