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 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more ...

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 ...

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 invasive Burmese pythons. The first-time participant earned $10,000 for her efforts during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, along ...

The 10-day event takes place in 10 FWC-managed areas in South Florida, you can't kill them in your backyard and count them in your numbers. When is the Florida Python Challenge?

In 2023, a 19-foot python was captured in Florida, which would be worth $425 under the new incentive programs.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge was won by a woman for the first time ever. Here's who Taylor Stanberry is and how many pythons she caught.

A Florida duo known as the "Glades Boys" have captured the state's longest-ever recorded Burmese python, measuring 19 feet long and weighing 125 pounds. The record catch of the invasive species ...