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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March was a productive and lucrative month for Burmese python hunter Anthony Flanagan. Contracted by the South Florida Water ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida The 2026 Florida Python Challenge drew 907 participants from 30 states, Canada and Vietnam Tom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A total of 907 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge ...

Note to audience:With the 2026 Florida Python Challenge set to begin on July 10, we are brining back this story from earlier this year about python hunter Carl Jackson, who provided details on how he ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants can win a share of $25,000 in prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...

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 ...