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Invasive Burmese pythons keep spreading across South Florida, swallowing native wildlife

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

Florida Python Challenge returns after last year’s record removal

FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a week, registered participants ...
Space Coast Daily

2026 Florida Python Challenge Set to Open July 10 Across Florida, Registration Now Open

In two weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge™ kicks off! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a share of ...
Saints Wire

The very greedy python: Children's book finds new meaning in Florida

Eric Carle's 'The Greedy Python' offers a lesson on greed that resonates with Florida's invasive snake crisis.

Python meat should never be on the menu. Here's why

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...
WGCU

Annual Everglades python hunt will fail to eradicate species next month — and that's OK

The Burmese python does not belong in the Florida Everglades. The invasive species eating its way through the Everglades is native to India, lower China, and some islands of the East Indies. At some ...
Niners Wire

Guns? Weapons hunters can use in Florida's python challenge

Florida holds an annual 10-day Python Challenge to control the invasive Burmese python population. Participants compete for prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most pythons. The ...
USA Today

The Asian swamp eel may be worse for Florida than Burmese pythons

Scientists warn the eel could be more catastrophic than the Burmese python, causing an "avalanche of prey loss." The eels have caused massive declines in crayfish, small fish, and amphibian ...