FLORIDA - Florida's annual Python Challenge is returning this summer, giving participants another opportunity to help remove invasive Burmese pythons while competing for thousands of dollars in prize ...

Hundreds of people participated in the heralded 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day pursuit in sticky South Florida that pits hunters against the state's most notorious invasive species. This year ...

The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida The 2026 Florida Python Challenge drew 907 participants from 30 states, Canada and Vietnam Tom ...

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, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is one of the world's largest ...

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 ...

More than 850 people participated in the 2024 Python Challenge, a 10-day hunt aimed at raising awareness of the destruction caused by the invasive species in the fragile Florida Everglades. But there ...

Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge have been announced. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. Participants must complete ...