Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you can't shoot them.

The Florida Python Challenge was created by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to help protect the Everglades and its native animals by removing the invasive reptiles.

A Florida woman has been dubbed the 'new queen of the Everglades' after winning the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand prize for removing an impressive 60 invasive snakes from the Everglades.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons and claimed the $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize. The FWC announced that 934 ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has wrapped up for the season. The challenge began on July 10 and ended on Sunday, July 20. The challenge is held yearly in the Everglades to combat the growing ...

Agencies across the state have been refining the Florida Python Challenge, through the years, to minimize inhumane euthanasia and curb fraud, all while continuing to encourage participation in the … ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is underway and concludes Aug. 18. Professional python trapper Brandon Rahe writes that native species, and indeed the entire Everglades ecosystem, would probabl… ...

Can a gun be used to kill a python in the Florida Python Challenge? Here are the rules. This August, you could win $10,000 for killing pythons, but you can't use a firearm. Here's why.

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially ...