The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

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

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hunters stepping into the Everglades arena for the 2026 Python Challenge will find a population unculled by winter’s freak freeze ...

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 ...

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

Florida holds an annual 10-day Python Challenge to control the invasive Burmese python population. Participants compete for ...

Note to audience:Today (May 19) the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District will announce the dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. A ...