Everglades Python Hunters

Florida Python Challenge returns

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Florida Python Challenge returns as hunters target invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

The hunt is on in the Everglades as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge officially gets underway.

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Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

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Hunters captured a record-breaking python in the Everglades

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Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

It's a busy time of year for eliminating invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and earning money for doing it.

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Florida biologists use scout pythons to remove a record 8,080 pounds of invasive snakes

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

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Hunters pulled a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades

Hunters working across the Florida Everglades removed a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons in a single coordinated effort, a haul that reflects both the staggering scale of the infestation and the expanding reach of state and federal removal programs.

Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades. The person who bags the most snakes will earn a $10,

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The hunt is on! Hunters scour Everglades during Florida Python Challenge

The hunt is on! Hunters scour Everglades during Florida Python Challenge South Florida Water Management District contract python hunter Alec Rex holds a captured Burmese python in the Florida Everglades on July 12, 2026.

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After the catch: What some hunters do with carcass of pythons they catch

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.