Burmese Pythons

The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Ronald Kiger was announced as the winner on Tuesday and will take home the $10,000 grand prize. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission awards about $25,000 in prizes for hunters who humanely kill and remove the invasive snakes from the designated competition areas during a...

The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons. Here’s what to know.

Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes.

The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat?

A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python over the weekend in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale, and the major catch was caught on video. 

A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale.

The Florida Python Challenge 2024 is officially accepting applicants.

Florida holds an annual competition to remove Burmese pythons, which are considered an invasive species, from the Everglades.

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If you live in Florida, you’re no stranger to our many dreaded invasive species.

Over the weekend, hunters nabbed one of the heaviest Burmese pythons ever recorded in the state of Florida.

Over the weekend, hunters nabbed one of the heaviest Burmese pythons ever recorded in the state of Florida.

Over 1,000 contestants came to the Sunshine State in hopes of claiming the $10,000 grand prize.

The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat?

McKayla Spencer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission explains why Burmese pythons pose such a dangerous threat to Florida’s wildlife and environment — especially in the Everglades.

Floridians are encouraged to hunt pythons – you can win up to $10,000 as part of the FWC’s “Florida Python Challenge.”