TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for the 2026 Python Challenge on Tuesday. The challenge is an effort that includes public ...

Hundreds of hunters will scour the Everglades for cash prizes as a key window opens to stop one of Florida's most destructive invaders.

The first day of 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicked off at midnight Friday, and now avid and amateur hunters alike can ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

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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It's that time again as a special southern Florida tradition is upon us. There are many types of hunts and hunting seasons in the United States, but Florida may have the most interesting hunt in the ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Florida wildlife officials released more information about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Tuesday, which brings hunters from all over to compete for a big cash prize while also helping protect ...