In an effort to rid the Everglades of these snakes, the FWC works with partners to host the Florida Python Challenge and incentivize novice, professional and military hunters to euthanize these ...

Florida's python challenge aims to raise awareness of Burmese pythons and curb a rising population. Hunters, enthusiasts, experts and spectators will descend upon the Everglades and embark on ...

The 2024 Python Challenge start on 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 9 and ends at 5 p.m. on Aug. 18. The 19 images in the photo gallery at the top of this story are hunters posing with the pythons they caught ...

He’s among the reptile wranglers who’ll converge on the Everglades for an event to cap off the summer: the 11th annual Florida Python Challenge. Last year, Crum won $1,500 for the longest ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is a big part of the effort to combat the unwelcome snakes. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management ...

Nearly 200 Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades in South Florida in August as part of an annual competition to eradicate the invasive species from the ecosystem. This year’s Florida ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Governor DeSantis announced Wednesday that registration is now open for the "2023 Florida Python Challenge." Participants will have the chance to remove invasive Burmese ...

The Florida Python Challenge 2024 is in full swing. The annual snake hunt started Friday, August 9, and runs through August 18. Participants have until August 18 to kill as many Burmese pythons as ...

More than 850 people participated in the 2024 Python Challenge, a 10-day hunt aimed at raising awareness of the destruction caused by the invasive species in the fragile Florida Everglades.

This year's Florida Python Challenge officially ended at 5 p.m. on Sunday (Aug. 18). It marked the end of another 10-period where the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission invited the ...