Python hunters in Florida will begin competing in the state’s annual removal competition one minute after the clock strikes ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is ...

Defending champion Taylor Stanberry entered Florida's annual python challenge last-minute. She provided an update midway ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

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

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

The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

I’m excited to announce that the annual Florida Python Challenge is back for 2026. Kicking off on Friday, July 10, at 12:01 a.m., and running until Sunday, July 19, at 5 p.m., registered participants ...

Some hunters participating in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will likely get bitten by the invasive snake. One hunter told ...

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 ...