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Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

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Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to help control the invasive Burmese python population.

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Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

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Hunting pythons in Florida requires knowing more than you think

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Meet the 2025 Florida Python Challenge champion: Taylor Stanberry

Python hunter and Naples native Taylor Stanberry won the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's annual Python Challenge last July, catching a total of 60 pythons during the 10-day competi...

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Maps Show Spread of Burmese Pythons as Hunting Challenge Begins

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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

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Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge begins Friday: Here’s what to know

Invasive Burmese pythons pose a severe threat to south Florida ecosystems, where single females can lay between 50 and more than 100 eggs at one time.

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Hundreds of python hunters head to Florida Everglades for annual challenge

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Great Everglades Snake Hunt Begins Tonight: $25K Up For Grabs Florida Python Challenge

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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 readies to battle invasive pythons with a new video PSA

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped marking on the snake’s head, along with giraffe-like spots across its body and dark spots around its eyes. During the summer months, they’re most likely to be found sunning on levee banks or near trees.

Florida man hailed for snagging 8-foot python in the Everglades, then fined $180

After he says he stopped an invasive python from heading back into the Everglades, a Florida man ended up with a fine. Yatir Nitzany, 42, said he was biking in Everglades National Park when he noticed an 8-foot Burmese python along the roadside,

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Has a Burmese python ever killed people in Florida? What to know

As Florida temperatures climb, so do snake sightings, especially of invasive Burmese pythons, which become more active and easier to spot during warmer months. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in ...