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A Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day ...
Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you can't shoot them.
Gov. Ron DeSantis holds python in the Florida Everglades. (WPLG) The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has wrapped up for the season. The challenge began on July 10 and ended on Sunday, July 20.
It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt ...
Taylor Stanberry competed in her first Florida Python Challenge in July and became the first female to win the ultimate grand ...
Could $10,000 solve some of your problems? The Florida FWC has the perfect python-hunting challenge for you ― and it starts next week.
Agencies across the state have been refining the Florida Python Challenge, through the years, to minimize inhumane euthanasia and curb fraud, all while continuing to encourage participation in the … ...
“For example, the [Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission] is training a python detector dog team,” DeSantis said. “They’re also working with [the University of Central Florida ...
The Florida Python Challenge was created by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to help protect the Everglades and its native animals by removing the invasive reptiles.
MIAMI - Are you up for the challenge of nabbing some of the biggest snakes in the Everglades? If so, take note, the registration for the 2023 Florida Python Challenge is now open. Participants ...
The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially ...