With the most participants in recent history last year, the Python Challenge is turning for 2026. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says the challenge is set to kick off on ...

It's time to hunt. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, an opportunity for professionals and novices to catch the invasive Burmese python in the Everglades, is set to begin from July 10 to July 19. "The ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. The event aims to reduce the python population, raise awareness, and protect the ...

THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - The Florida Python Challenge has returned in the Everglades. The annual conservation effort aims to protect the unique ecosystem from invasive Burmese pythons. “This has ...

Florida's Super Bowl of python hunting, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, begins Friday, July 10. For 10 days, snake hunters − professionals and novices − will be spread out at designated areas that ...

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 ...

Exactly one minute after midnight tonight, hundreds of hunters will fan out across the Florida Everglades with a single mission: track down and remove as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible. The ...

Python hunter and Naples native Taylor Stanberry won the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's annual Python Challenge last July, catching a total of 60 pythons during the 10-day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2025 Florida Python Challeng, an annual invasive Burmese python removal competition, kicked off July 11 and ends July 20.

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...

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 ...