A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome ...

Florida's annual Python Challenge returns July 10 through July 19, offering $25,000 in prizes while encouraging the public to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Registration to compete and have the opportunity to win a share of $25,000 is open now.

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Registration for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is officially underway, as participants have the chance to take part in a 10-day competition to win a grand prize. The competition takes place from ...

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Registration is open, and dates have been announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The competition will begin at 12:01 a.m. on July 10 and wrap up at 5 p.m. on July 19, ...

In two weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge™ kicks off! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a share of ...

Robert Edman, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, demonstrates how to catch a python during an event promoting the Florida Python Challenge on Dec. 5, 2019. Al Diaz ...