The snakes have been officially counted and we have a winner for the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. On Tuesday (Sept. 17) the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that this year ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - Florida has kicked off its annual Python Challenge this week, as officials look to eliminate wild Burmese Pythons, a threat to the environment in the region. In 2020, ...

MIAMI - Are you up for the challenge of nabbing some of the biggest snakes in the Everglades? The 2023 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. Participants this year will have the chance to win a ...

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...

A total of 934 participants from 30 states and Canada took part in the annual challenge this year Taylor Stanberry/Instagram A woman has won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand prize after ...

A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have happened before, though ...

MIAMI - Are you up for the challenge of nabbing some of the biggest snakes in the Everglades? If so, take note, the registration for the 2023 Florida Python Challenge is now open. Participants this ...

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park ...