TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for the 2026 Python Challenge on Tuesday. The challenge is an effort that includes public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taylor Stanberry with two fistfuls of Burmese python hatchlings. She won the Challenge in 2025 by catching 60 snakes. Hundreds of ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have established a large population in South Florida, primarily in and around the Everglades. The pythons were introduced to Florida in the 1970s and 1980s through the exotic ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition to remove invasive snakes, has concluded. Hunters competed for $25,000 in cash prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hunters from all over the world are in the Everglades right now, competing to bring in the most Burmese pythons before the Florida Python Challenge wraps up on July 19. News 6’s Matt ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to raise awareness and control the population of invasive pythons. The 10-day event in 2026 runs from July 10 to July 19 in several wildlife ...

The hunt is on in the Everglades as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge officially gets underway. Stop using your car's USB port to charge your phone Maher blasts Rand Paul for releasing Fauci’s COVID ...

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. — The hunt is on for one of the Florida Everglades' most invasive species, the Burmese Python! Florida's Python Challenge began early Friday morning and will run through 5 p.m.

FLORIDA EVERGLADES — The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is back and begins Friday, July 10. Hunters will have until 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, to remove Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades.