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Reptile hunter Joseph Hart rescued 16-foot python named Apples from Los Angeles apartment dumpster in dramatic video.

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in Florida.

Florida woman breaks python challenge record by capturing 60 snakes, helping remove 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Everglades in 2025 competition.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge was won by a woman for the first time ever. Here's who Taylor Stanberry is and how many pythons she caught.

Florida alligator kills invasive Burmese python, biting off snake’s head and eating it over a period of days in the Everglades, witnesses say. See video.

What is the Florida Python Challenge? The Florida Python Challenge is a ten-day competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from seven Commission-managed lands in South Florida.

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more than 900 participants from 30 states and Canada.

Florida Women Dominate 2025 Python Challenge, Break Records A Naples woman dispached 60 Burmese pythons to claim $10,000 from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.