Get ready … get ssssSSSssssSSsssset … GO! The Florida Python Challenge will kick off at midnight on Friday, Aug. 9, with hundreds of hunters setting off into the ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. The annual competition aims to rid the Everglades of the Burmese python, an invasive species that poses a threat to the ecosystem. The snake hunt ...

It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the champion of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, who captured 60 Burmese pythons, contributing to a ...

Nearly 200 Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades in South Florida in August as part of an annual competition to eradicate the invasive species from the ecosystem. This year’s Florida Python ...

The annual Python Challenge, aimed at reducing the invasive Burmese python population in the Florida Everglades, kicked off Aug. 9 and wraps up Aug. 18. It may seem like a well-intentioned effort to ...

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...

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The annual Florida Python Challenge began on Friday, inviting participants to compete for a share of $25,000 in cash prizes by removing invasive Burmese pythons from the state's ecosystem.The ...

DUCK KEY, Fla. — The final results were released Tuesday of last month's annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that resulted in the removal of nearly 200 of the invasive species. The ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A southwest Florida woman took home the grand prize in the state's 2025 python removal challenge after she removed 60 Burmese pythons. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, won $10,000 ...

The use of fire arms, dogs and other animals is prohibited during the Florida Python Challenge Logan is a Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. His work has previously ...