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The hunt is on! Hunters scour Everglades during Florida Python Challenge South Florida Water Management District contract ...

The hunt is on in the Everglades as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge officially gets underway. For the next 10 days, ...

Florida's Python Challenge is an annual event encouraging people to hunt Burmese Pythons, a reptile species invasive to ...

Reticulated pythons can take down large mammals, such as wild boar, deer and dogs, but sometimes the tables turn.

The state's annual Florida Python Challenge began Friday with hunters seeking to nab snakes and big prize money. The 10-day ...

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons ...

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to ...

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water ...

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.