The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...

Participants can now have the opportunity to win big as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicks off on Friday. Registration to compete and have the opportunity to win a share of $25,000 is open and ...

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

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

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

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

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

Florida's biggest annual python hunt starts Friday, July 10, drawing hundreds of people into the Everglades and surrounding public lands to target one of Florida's most damaging invasive animals.