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Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.
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Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?
In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.
Florida's python problem is widely tied to people importing exotic pets and releasing or losing them into the wild.