The Burmese python — an apex predator that can grow over 18 feet long and eat animals larger than itself — has decimated native wildlife throughout much of South Florida.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced the ultimate champion of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge.

A family in Nonthaburi, Thailand walked into their living room and discovered an enormous 17ft reticulated python trying to hunt and eat their pet cats on August 5.

A woman won $10,000 on Thursday after removing 60 Burmese Pythons from the Everglades in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge.

Naples woman captures 60 Burmese pythons to win $10K in record-setting Florida Python Challenge By Joe Roetz, Matthew Garcia August 14, 2025 Share ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge names its winners as the competition comes to a close.