The Florida Python Challenge® is a ten-day competition, challenging participants to remove as many Burmese pythons from Florida’s public lands as possible. The intent of the Florida Python Challenge® is to raise public awareness about Burmese pythons in Florida and how this invasive species is a threat to the Everglades ecosystem, including native wildlife. The python removal competition begins at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2022 and ends at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 14, 2022. . . . #saveth

Hunter Carl Jackson captured a near-record 202-pound Burmese python in Florida's Big Cypress National Park. Read more: https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2026/01/26/burmese-python-florida-invasive-snake-hunt-everglades-video/88358825007/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook | The News-Press (Fort Myers and Cape Coral)