2026 Florida Python Challenge starts Friday: What to know

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water ...

Florida's 2026 python hunt begins today. Who won, what happened last year

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.
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Florida’s $25K Everglades Python Hunt Returns For 2026, Registration Now Open

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...
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Florida relaunches 10-day python hunt with $10,000 prize as invasive snakes overrun the Everglades

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Florida is once again asking the public to help tackle one of the state's biggest invasive-species problems: ...
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Florida Python Challenge returns in July with $25,000 in prizes for Everglades hunt

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The ...
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Burmese pythons seen around South Florida homes, raising urban spread fears

With few natural predators in the region, they are able to consume prey ranging from rodents to deer.

Florida pythons are edible. There's just one big problem

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...