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Registration opens for 2026 Florida Python Challenge

Florida python hunters find out dates for annual challenge this week

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida's ecosystem.

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Registration for 2026 Florida Python Challenge is underway. Here’s what to know

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13th annual Florida Python Challenge returns to South Florida

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Florida's 'most interesting' python is breeding faster than scientists thought possible

A nearly 13-foot Burmese python in Florida is forcing scientists to rethink how quickly the invasive species can multiply.

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2026 Florida Python Challenge: Here's where to register, what to know before signing up

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2026 Python Challenge hunters will find snakes unfazed by winter cold

ABC15 Arizona

Amateur hunters capture nearly 18-foot python days before annual competition

NAPLES, Fla. — Three men said how they're pumped for the annual Python Challenge invasive snake hunting event, after catching a nearly 18-foot python Wednesday night in the Big Cypress National Preserve. According to the trio, the female Burmese python ...

Palm Beach Post

Python hunter wins $1,000 bonus for nabbing 16 snakes in May ahead of Python Challenge

Donna Kalil won the bonus in May for removing 16 pythons. The annual Python Challenge, open for registration, runs from July 11-20. The South Florida Water Management District's python hunting program offers various hourly rates and incentives ...

Florida python hunter's haul in April amounts to healthy cash bonuses

Every month the South Florida Water Management District challenges contracted hunters to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can.