The Florida Python Challenge is back, and it’s seeking hunters to kill invasive snakes for a $10,000 grand prize

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

Florida Python Challenge returns after last year’s record removal

Video from previous story: FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a ...

Help wanted: Full-time python hunters get paid for eliminating snakes

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...

Two prolific Florida python hunters reveal their essentials for success

We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in ...
billswire.usatoday

Guns? Weapons hunters can use in Florida's python challenge

Florida holds an annual 10-day Python Challenge to control the invasive Burmese python population. Participants compete for prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most pythons. The ...
New York Post

Spencer Pratt says fire at his Pacific Palisades crystals office ‘not an accident’ as investigation launched

A “suspicious” fire broke out at the Pacific Palisades office of Spencer Pratt’s crystals company, he revealed to The California Post. The Los Angeles mayoral candidate confirmed that the office, ...
The New York Times

Despite Trump Claims, Spencer Pratt Seems to Accept L.A. Mayor Results

President Trump said the loss was an example of election fraud, but Mr. Pratt did not entertain that idea. Instead, he plans to wind down his campaign but keep attacking the two Democrats who advanced ...
NBC Los Angeles

Gap between Pratt and Raman gets tighter in fight for 2nd in LA mayoral race

The battle for second in the primary race for Los Angeles mayor tightened even more on Saturday, with Councilmember Nithya Raman trailing former reality TV star Spencer Pratt by about 7,500 votes, the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Nithya Raman Passes Spencer Pratt as Mayor Vote Count Becomes ‘Hills’-level Drama

The ex-MTV star was all ready to call it after Tuesday's primary. But a new drop of ballots puts Raman ahead of her rival. By Steven Zeitchik Senior Editor, Technology and Politics The Spencer Show ...
New York Post

Prospects have dimmed for Spencer Pratt, Los Angeles

Since Election Day on Tuesday, Los Angeles County has begun the long, slow process of counting late-arriving and provisional ballots. And the race for second place in the mayor’s contest is moving in ...
Wall Street Journal

Spencer Pratt’s L.A. Mayor Hopes Fade as He Slips Into Third Place

Good morning. Former reality television star Spencer Pratt rode a wave of conservative, antiestablishment enthusiasm during his unconventional race for Los Angeles mayor. But his chances of making a ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Nithya Raman Takes a Decisive Lead for L.A. Mayor, Ending Spencer Pratt’s Meteoric Rise

A lead on election night didn’t hold, and 'The Hills' star is politically done (for now). By Steven Zeitchik Senior Editor, Technology and Politics Spencer Pratt, who for a brief dizzying moment went ...