A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

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Burmese pythons, a non-native snake, has proliferated across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida.

When it comes to the invasive and destructive Burmese python in Florida, it's as simple as those two words. Starting Friday (July 11) another step will be taken to reduce the population of these ...

Ahead of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, the Naples Daily News and The News-Press interviewed Zac Chejanovski, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Python Management Coordinator.

Taylor Stanberry, 29, of Naples, was the Ultimate Grand Prize winner in the 2025 Burmese Python Challenge. Stanberry captured 60 of the invasive snakes, including 30 hatchlings, and won $10,000 for ...

The South Florida Water Management District's monthly competition is winding down for 2025. Who took the top prize in ...

More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day snake hunt in South Florida. The catches were monumental this year with 294 pythons captured — the most in the contest's ...

Friday is the first day of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese ...