The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the invasive snakes.

The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the Everglades.

As you can see from my battle wounds, I’m about 220 pounds and it pulled me to the grass,” one of the brave rescuers said.

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, capturing 60 pythons and earning a $10,000 prize ...

A total of 294 Burmese pythons were eliminated during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge – the most of any python challenge since the event started in 2013. But only one snake by a hunter was declared ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports more than 500 nonnative species have been spotted in Florida, ...

Not only did Taylor Stanberry become the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, but she did it in record style.

The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the invasive snakes.