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The Florida Python Challenge is held annually to raise awareness of Burmese pythons, an invasive snake, and the damage it has inflicted on the Everglades.
Python Huntress' shared video of bites she received on her arm after a recent trip to find the invasive Burmese python snakes ...
For the first three days of the Florida Python Hunt, people can learn how to catch the invasive Burmese python. Officials say ...
Ronald Kiger won $10,000 after capturing 20 pythons in the Everglades. Florida is issuing a new challenge to hunters to eliminate this deadly invasive species.
The race is on to protect Florida’s native wildlife by killing as many Burmese pythons as possible – and potentially bring home a share of $25,000.
Snake hunters across Florida are participating in the annual “Python Challenge.” The goal of the 10-day event is to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the state. The Python Challenge began ...
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday, with competitors starting as early as 12:01 a.m. searching the Everglades to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons.
Hunters are scouring the Everglades for an invasive species as the 2025 Florida Python Challenge gets underway.
The Burmese pythons invading Florida have the ability to completely absorb skeletons of their prey with “previously unknown cell type,” new study reveals.
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.