Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Participants will compete July 10-19 to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades and raise awareness about invasive ...

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge returns giving participants the opportunity to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the ...

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome ...

In roughly two weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicks off! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a ...

Florida's python problem is getting fresh attention because after some of the massive snakes are taken from the Everglades, ...