Catching Python Snakes

Florida Python Challenge returns

Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes

Hundreds of competitors are taking to Florida's Everglades this weekend for the state's annual Burmese python challenge.

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Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

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Florida Python Challenge kicks off in Everglades

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Meet the 2025 Florida Python Challenge champion: Taylor Stanberry

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 competi...

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Maps Show Spread of Burmese Pythons as Hunting Challenge Begins

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000

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Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge begins Friday: Here’s what to know

The grand prize winner who captures the highest number of pythons will take home a $10,000 reward.

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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

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Florida's python-hunting 'Super Bowl' begins Friday, with $25,000 up for grabs

Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program rakes in snakes and money.

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After the catch: What some hunters do with carcass of pythons they catch

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

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Meet the Women Who Catch Python Snakes in the Everglades Every Night

For Beth Koehler and Peggy Van Gorder, this is how it works: Three days a week they run Hair of the Dog, their dog grooming salon in St. Petersburg, Florida. Then they close up shop, pick up their camper, and head down to the Everglades for three nights of ...

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Python Bowl: Competition To Catch And Kill Invasive Snakes Returns To Florida’s Everglades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten-day event in which people will compete to catch and kill the most invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

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Help wanted: Full-time python hunters get paid for eliminating snakes

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem.