The annual Florida Python Challenge is Aug. 9-18. Hunters hope to catch and kill as many of the invasive snakes as possible for cash prizes.

FWC thanked the three Platinum Level sponsors who donated $10,000 each, contributing significantly to the conservation efforts. 2025 Florida Python Challenge Prize Winners: ...

Woman wins 2025 Florida Python Challenge as record amount of snakes removed The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has crowned a winner in the state’s annual Python Challenge, a competition that tasks hunters with removing ...

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.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

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

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 ...

That's why the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) introduced the Python Challenge, where hunters go after as many of the invasive snakes as possible over ten days.

The annual python challenge hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission starts Friday. The Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, first discovered in Everglades ...

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