Florida Python Challenge returns
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Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.
Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event
Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000 - The invasive species is one of the largest snakes in the world
A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.
Nearly 200 Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades in South Florida in August as part of an annual competition to eradicate the invasive species from the ecosystem. This year’s Florida Python Challenge attracted 857 participants from 33 states ...
Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during breeding season on March 11, 2026 in the interior of the northern Everglades. Ashley Miznazi amiznazi@miamiherald.com
