To tackle the growing problem, Florida state agencies are sponsoring this year's Florida python hunting challenge.

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

Florida Python Challenge 2026 brings big snake prizes The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is scheduled for July 10–19. Registration to hunt pythons for prizes, including the $10,000 grand prize, is open ...

The 2025 Python Challenge drew more than 900 participants from 30 different states to remove the massive snakes. The annual event known as the Python Challenge designed to reduce the number of the ...

(From Left to Right: Fiorella Fernandez, FWC, Diamond Bergeron, Bergeron Everglades Foundation, Annisa Karim, FWC, Tom Reinert, FWC, "Alligator" Ron Bergeron, SFWMD, Kodiak Hengstebeck, FWC, Pedro ...

THE EVERGLADES, Fla. (WCJB) - The opportunity to register to be a part of the annual Florida Python challenge has begun. Taking place from July 10 through July 19, the challenge is an effort to ...

The decision came during a public workshop held Tuesday morning, where nearly 100 residents filled an auditorium to hear from experts and weigh in on the issue. “Here we have a case where one young ...

Registration for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is officially underway, as participants have the chance to take part in a 10-day competition to win a grand prize. The competition takes place from ...

Robert Edman, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, demonstrates how to catch a python during an event promoting the Florida Python Challenge on Dec. 5, 2019. Al Diaz ...

Registration is now officially open for the upcoming Florida Python Challenge registration window, allowing participants to sign up for the summer event. Registered competitors will have the ...

A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome ...