The success of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was made possible by numerous sponsors, including platinum-level sponsors Inversa, Rotary Clubs of Florida, and Mrs. Daphne and Mr. Martin C. Wood ...

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more than 900 participants from 30 states and Canada.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis holds python in the Florida Everglades. (WPLG) The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has wrapped up for the season. The challenge began on July 10 and ended on Sunday, July 20.

People travel from far and wide to the Florida Python Challenge. They camp in tents, RVs, to catch one of these elusive slithering Burmese pythons.

What Is Florida's Python Challenge? The event, which began in 2013, is hailed by officials as a way to remove Burmese pythons, which are considered an invasive species.

Here are six things to know about the Florida Python Challenge: When is the 2025 Florida Python Challenge? It begins at 12:01 a.m. on July 11, 2025 and it ends at 5 p.m. on July 20, 2025.