280 invasive Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades during the Florida Python Challenge, with one hunter catching ...

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

Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a busy time of year for eliminating invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and earning money for doing it. On Friday (July 10) ...

"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

Burmese pythons are endangering Florida ecosystems. And when an invasive predator gains ground, the damage can spread throughout the food web, making restoration efforts more difficult and more costly ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida. Hunter Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for catching the most snakes, ...

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

Tom Rahill, the 69-year-old veteran hunter, won this year's Florida Python Challenge by catching 96 pythons individually, Fox ...

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

Moving the annual competition from January to July significantly increased the number of pythons captured. The timing of the challenge also coincides with the python hatching season, leading to more ...