The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program rakes in snakes and money.

The challenge should be thought of more as a spectacle.

The Burmese python has become the defining ecological problem of the Florida Everglades, a giant constrictor from Southeast ...

The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.

After taking second place in the professional category of the Florida Python Challenge this year, Taylor Stanberry is ready ...

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python ...

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped this determined hunter turn a grueling challenge ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taylor Stanberry with two fistfuls of Burmese python hatchlings. She won the Challenge in 2025 by catching 60 snakes. Hundreds of ...

It's a busy time of year for eliminating invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and earning money for doing it. On Friday (July 19) the Florida Python Challenge started. For the next 10 days, hunters ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...