Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...

Florida faces a growing problem with Burmese pythons, as more than 23,000 of these non-native snakes have been removed from ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons ...

What Is Florida's Python Challenge? The event, which began in 2013, is hailed by officials as a way to remove Burmese pythons, which are considered an invasive species.

What is the Florida Python Challenge? The Florida Python Challenge is a ten-day competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from seven Commission-managed lands in South Florida.

Python contractors like myself and Rhett eliminate way more invasive Burmese pythons year round than novices do during the 10-day challenge. Also, every year during the challenge, a lot of native ...

Burmese pythons are not native to Florida’s wetlands. Their population surged in the 1990s after the exotic pet trade and a reptile facility collapse during Hurricane Andrew.

Friday is the first day of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese ...

Florida Python Challenge begins July 11. Where will hunt be and what is the cash prize? The FWC's annual Florida Python Challenge will be July 11-20, 2025.