Over 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to FWC.
Burmese pythons, an invasive species in Florida's Everglades, have caused severe declines in native wildlife over the past ...
“The number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a major victory for ...
The FWC will announce all of the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, including the grand prize winner this week in Panama City.
This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters participated.
"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...
The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.
The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 19, and organizers have officially finished tallying the number of bagged snakes. Over 10 days, 907 participants hunted down a collective total of 280 ...
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway, participants are getting up close with one of the Everglades’ most notorious invasive species before heading into the field.
Tom Rahill, along with winning the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, also won the South Florida Water Management's elimination ...
A Florida restaurant owner is turning one of the Everglades' most destructive invasive species into a hot meal, and the ...
The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...