A 69-year-old professional python hunter and veterans nonprofit founder from Lutz, Florida, captured and euthanized 96 invasive Burmese pythons during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge — setting a new ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. The event aims to reduce the python population, raise awareness, and protect the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the middle of all of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge hoopla, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), included ...

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 ...

Every month the South Florida Water Management District awards cash bonuses to contracted hunters for the number of pythons they eliminate.