TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— Participants can now have the opportunity to win big as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicks off on ...

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water ...

Python hunters in Florida will begin competing in the state’s annual removal competition one minute after the clock strikes ...

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge began Friday, giving participants 10 days to search for invasive Burmese pythons and ...

Video from previous story: FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

Learn about a king cobra's natural feeding behavior as it interacts with a python, with a focus on wildlife education, reptile biology, and conservation.

Hundreds of python hunters will spend the next 10 days removing as many of the invasive reptiles as they can in south Florida ...

FLORIDA EVERGLADES — The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is back and begins Friday, July 10. Hunters will have until 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, to remove Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades.

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

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