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The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.
The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.
What was the longest Burmese python you caught in this year’s Florida Python Challenge? It was 9.5-10-feet. I caught a 12-foot one the day before the Challenge but obviously that did not count for the ...
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge was won by a woman for the first time ever. Here's who Taylor Stanberry is and how many ...
It was 9.5-10-feet. I caught a 12-foot one the day before the Challenge but obviously that did not count for the Challenge. What was the heaviest python you caught in the 2025 Florida Python ...
A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people ...
One python huntress who won a prize in the 2025 Python Challenge has taken a sabbatical from her corporate job to pursue her passion.
Python hunters will slither their way into eight competition locations across Florida for this summer's Florida Python Challenge. From July 11-20, participants will be able to take part in a ...
People travel from far and wide to the Florida Python Challenge. They camp in tents, RVs, to catch one of these elusive slithering Burmese pythons.
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. The challenge aims to raise public awareness and encourage reporting of python ...