The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. The annual competition aims to rid the Everglades of the Burmese python, an invasive species that poses a threat to the ecosystem. The snake hunt ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is a big part of the effort to combat the unwelcome snakes. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District ...

The Florida Python Challenge is arguably the most well-known and well-attended snake hunt in the country. And according to the results released Wednesday, the 2025 Challenge that took place in July ...

(AP) — More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next week, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money. The ...

It sounds like a jungle version of the 1981 film "The Cannonball Run", or possibly some type of reality show about fancy computer coding. Instead, it's even more strange, with hunters from across the ...

Slide 6 of the Florida Python Challenge Training module noted that all participants should prepare for a “variety of outdoor conditions common in the Florida environment” including sudden weather ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida teenager’s first time participating in the Florida Python Challenge has secured his place in python-catching history after he helped reel in one of the largest ...

Hunters are roaming giant swaths of public lands in search of the longest predator in Florida ― the Burmese python. The Florida Python Challenge started last week, and hunters must wrap up their ...

The 2022 Florida Python Challenge is under way—and hundreds of participants re sharing their experiences online. The Python Challenge, which began on August 5 and will run until August 14, is a ...