Florida's annual Python Challenge returns July 10 through July 19, offering $25,000 in prizes while encouraging the public to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

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.

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

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

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 ...

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten ...

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 ...

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, holds a Burmese python at a media event, Thursday, June 16, 2022, where he announced that registration for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge has opened for the ...