Python Hunting in Florida

Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes

2026 Florida python hunt saw 280 snakes removed. How about last year?

Over 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to FWC.

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Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’

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Florida Python Challenge: Longest snakes caught added up to 33 feet

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280 pythons captured in annual 10-day Florida Python Challenge

The snakes were a little more elusive this year, but 280 invasive Burmese pythons were removed during the annual Florida Python Challenge.

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Tom Rahill catches 96 snakes to unseat reigning Florida python champ Taylor Stanberry

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Kym Clark hunted in the 2026 Python Challenge

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Winner of 2026 Florida Python Challenge announced; 96 pythons removed

This year’s Ultimate Grand Prize winner and the recipient of $10,000 was Tom Rahill, who removed 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades National Park during the competition.

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FWC announces Florida Python Challenge winner

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2026 Florida Python Challenge grand prize winner announced

8-foot Burmese python found in New Jersey

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Burmese pythons have new foothold outside Everglades. Who won 2025 hunt?

Burmese pythons — destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside the Everglades.

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8-foot python found in New Jersey backyard

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8-foot Burmese python found in New Jersey backyard after eating opossum under shed

Bonita deputy releases Burmese python book on his hunting adventures

Photographer and writer Bob Bramblet is the past president of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association, and he wrote a book called 'Where the Python Sleeps'.

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Hunting pythons in Florida requires knowing more than you think

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a novice and have just started to hunt pythons, or you are ...

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Florida researchers tag male pythons to find hidden females and nests with up to 111 eggs

"They're finding these nesting females more frequently than they were previously."