Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

The annual python challenge in Florida starts July 10, offering $10,000 to the participant who removes the most pythons.

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

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

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 ...

In roughly two weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicks off! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a ...

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 ...

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 ...