Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 invasive Burmese pythons. The first-time participant earned $10,000 for her efforts during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, along ...

Take a walk on the wild side with a python, which slithers through Florida grass as a GoPro camera follows along.

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

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The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

The annual Florida Python Challenge starts on Friday at 12:01 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Aug, 18. Participants can win more than $25,000 in prizes as they remove invasive Burmese pythons from South ...