The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the champion of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, who captured 60 Burmese pythons, contributing to a record total of nearly 300 ...

Taylor Stanberry is the Ultimate Grand Prize Winner for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge thanks to her efforts to eliminate 60 of the invasive species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem.

Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

None for me, thank you. In 2022, Florida scientist and internet personality Rosie Moore posted a video on Instagram of herself and her colleagues performing a necropsy on an 18-foot Burmese python.

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2024. Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the ...

Registrations have officially opened for Florida's annual Python Challenge, which appeals for help from the public to keep the invasive python population in check. The competition allows people around ...

The annual Python Challenge, aimed at reducing the invasive Burmese python population in the Florida Everglades, kicked off Aug. 9 and wraps up Aug. 18. It may seem like a well-intentioned effort to ...

The annual python challenge hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission starts Friday. The Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, first discovered in Everglades National ...

SNAKE HUNTERS HEAD BACK INTO THE EVERGLADES TOMORROW ON FLORIDA’S ANNUAL TEN DAY PYTHON CHALLENGE. THE SNAKE HUNT BEGAN TODAY WITH THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING THE INVASIVE SPECIES OF SNAKE THAT THREATENS ...

Hunters in search of the elusive and invasive Burmese python know exactly what to do when they find one and capture it. Take a photo! What could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience needs to be properly ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has begun, as hunters gear up to gather and compete for the champion title. According to the Python Challenge’s website, the invasive reptile poses an ecological ...