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Get ready, snake hunters: Florida's $25,000 python challenge is back in the Everglades

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.
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Florida's 1,000 would-be python killers are heading into the Everglades for a $10,000 prize

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Man heads into the Everglades to bare-hand Burmese pythons and get a grip on his fear

The setup is part challenge, part training session. The Outdoor Dudes need to follow Kimmel as he operates deep in the Everglades, and Pettitte is determined to confront his greatest fear and hold a ...

Florida's hunted Burmese pythons are getting a second life as boots, belts, and bags

Florida's python problem is getting fresh attention because after some of the massive snakes are taken from the Everglades, ...

Florida scientists remove more than four tons of burmese pythons, setting new record in everglades battle

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.
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Burmese pythons have wiped out 98 percent of Florida’s opossums, so scientists are now strapping GPS collars onto the survivors and letting the snakes eat them, becau…

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...

Florida's Python Challenge is back, but biologists say the 4-ton problem is moving north

As Florida gets ready for its annual Python Challenge in the Everglades, a less publicized effort by field biologists is also ...
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Florida scientists confirm Burmese pythons can swallow full-grown deer, alligators whole

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.
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Florida’s $25K Everglades Python Hunt Returns For 2026, Registration Now Open

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...
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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.