The Florida Python Challenge is back, and it’s seeking hunters to kill invasive snakes for a $10,000 grand prize

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

What does a python bite look like? Invasive snake hunter shows battle scars.

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.
IndieWire

‘The Python Hunt’ Review: This Insane Look at an All-Night Snake-Hunting Contest Might Be the Next ‘Tiger King’

SXSW: Snake hunters from around the world descend upon the Everglades to cull the invasive Burmese python population in a contest that plays out like a Florida-fied "Cannonball Run." You can’t have a ...
Tampa Free Press on MSN

Great Everglades snake hunt begins tonight: $25K up for grabs Florida Python Challenge

Exactly one minute after midnight tonight, hundreds of hunters will fan out across the Florida Everglades with a single ...

Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...
Yahoo

Watch: Snake Hunters Find Giant Python Being Eaten Alive by Ticks

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A word of warning: If you’re afraid of snakes or blood-sucking insects, then this video showing a giant python being eaten alive ...
USA Today

Why hunters are chasing invasive snakes in Florida’s 10-day python challenge

The annual Florida Python Challenge starts July 11 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants can win more than $25,000 in prizes as they remove invasive Burmese pythons from South ...