Florida contracted python hunters get paid hourly and get additional bonus money based on my pythons and longest pythons ...

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 ...

That's what python hunters are likely saying today in anticipation of Tuesday's (May 19) announcement locking down the dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. If there's anything close to what ...

Biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida closed out the most recent Burmese python breeding season with a haul of ...

This week the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District announced the dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The competition will take ...

Hunters stepping into the Everglades arena for the 2026 Python Challenge will find a population unculled by winter’s freak freeze and the potential need for a strategic reset in tactics because of ...

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

Starting from 2017, the South Florida Water Management board began to take aggressive action meant to protect the everglades and remove the invasive python species. The institute now wants to add the ...

Tom Rahill, along with winning the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, also won the South Florida Water Management's elimination program competition.

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.