Besides contracting with professional snake hunters, the FWC launched its now annual Florida Python Challenge in 2013.

Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.

These hunters are going after the Burmese python — one of the largest species of snakes and a major nuisance to Florida's wildlife.

Florida is looking for snake hunters.McKayla Spencer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), holds a Burmese python at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

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The contest brings together amateur and professional snake-catchers ... page 2023 report that summarized decades of python research. More than 15,800 snakes have been removed by hunters from the South ...

Florida is looking for snake hunters.McKayla Spencer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), holds a Burmese python at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has begun, as hunters gear up to gather and compete for the champion title.

But this has barely made a dent in Florida's python population. Besides contracting with professional snake hunters, the FWC launched its now annual Florida Python Challenge in 2013.