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 ...

"All python management is useful." ...

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

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

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

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

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to help control the invasive Burmese python population. Hunters must humanely kill captured pythons, and decapitation is not considered a humane ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...

A Florida restaurant is offering free python pizza for participants capturing invasive Burmese pythons. This promotion ...

It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award ...