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 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for removing 96 pythons. The longest python caught during the ...

Next to winning the $10,000 grand prize for the annual Florida Python Challenge, capturing and eliminating the longest python during the competition comes with some serious bragging rights. The grand ...

The Florida Department of Health has issued a "do not consume python" advisory due to unhealthy mercury levels. Despite the advisory, it is not illegal to eat python meat in Florida. Some chefs and ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to manage the invasive Burmese python population. Last year's champion, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win the competition's top prize.

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, participants have the chance to win over $25,000 in prizes by removing invasive ...