Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

The annual Florida Python Challenge began on Friday, inviting participants to compete for a share of $25,000 in cash prizes by removing invasive Burmese pythons from the state's ecosystem.The ...

Friday is the first day of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese ...

The Florida Python Challenge is arguably the most well-known and well-attended snake hunt in the country. And according to the results released Wednesday, the 2025 Challenge that took place in July ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A southwest Florida woman took home the grand prize in the state's 2025 python removal challenge after she removed 60 Burmese pythons. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, won $10,000 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

Researchers are tracking pythons with accelerometers to learn how they move and eat. Burmese pythons are connected with a 90% decrease in mammals in the Florida Everglades. Conservationists use ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2024. Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the ...