The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will run from July 10 through July 19, with a $10,000 grand prize to whoever removes the ...

On the prowl for Florida’s invasive pythons, these guys are interrupting snake orgies

Burmese pythons are an invasive nightmare in Florida. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...
IFLScience

Python Bowl: Competition To Catch And Kill Invasive Snakes Returns To Florida’s Everglades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten ...

Ball python found in Southbury was in danger of being roadkill, animal control says

SOUTHBURY - A ball python found outside a Southbury movie theater Wednesday was in danger of being squashed in the road, an official said. Animal Control Officer Kristin Cedor sai ...

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 ...

California snake rescuer reunited with stolen ball python after boys find her under playground slide

Nearly two weeks after four snakes were stolen near the Oceanside Pier, California rescuer Joseph Barrios has gotten one of ...

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.
Orlando Weekly

Burmese pythons are ‘a South Florida problem rapidly becoming a Central Florida problem’

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...
Chicago Tribune

Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

Biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The haul — 177 snakes in total — beats their ...