The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

“Aside from the obvious goal of reducing the Burmese python population in the Everglades, we also hope to educate the public about Burmese pythons in Florida and how people can help limit the ...

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge ...

Firefighters in South Florida removed a Burmese python from a home in Homestead, outside of Miami. The reptile has become a ...

Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?

The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.

This year, the 10-day competition attracted 934 python hunters from 30 states around the country. Last month, the ...

One python huntress who won a prize in the 2025 Python Challenge has taken a sabbatical from her corporate job to pursue her passion.

Miami (CNN) — Burmese pythons have been threatening Florida’s ecosystem for years, so the state is turning to the public for help in the form of a hunting contest to cull the population… ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday the 2013 Python Challenge.

DeSantis announced the state's annual python hunting contest on Thursday. It will run from July 9 to 18 and include prizes for both pros and novices.

The state of Florida is launching a hunting contest in an effort to fight the out-of-control Burmese python population.