The Florida Python Challenge is held annually to raise awareness of Burmese pythons, an invasive snake, and the damage it has inflicted on the Everglades.

Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competitive hunt created by the FWC to encourage participants to remove pythons from eight commission-managed lands in South Florida.

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge between July 11 and July 20. She brought in 19 during the 2024 contest when ...

Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day event aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons, have been announced by FWC.

Florida is hosting its annual 10-day python challenge from July 11 to 20, where participants can register to hunt and humanely euthanize invasive Burmese pythons.

The ten-day annual Florida snake hunt is now underway. Here's what to know before slithering over to the Everglades.

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge then begins Aug. 9 and ends on the Aug. 18. As of 2024, 917 invasive pythons have been removed from the ecosystem because of the annual challenge.

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.

There is a very good reason the annual Florida Python Challenge is held in August. Summer is Prime Time for snake hunting − particularly after sundown. This year's Python Challenge kicked off on Aug.

More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day snake hunt in South Florida. The catches were monumental this year with 294 pythons captured — the most in the contest's ...

The Florida Python Challenge is held annually to raise awareness of Burmese pythons, an invasive snake, and the damage it has inflicted on the Everglades.