The annual Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants ...

The water management district began its landmark python hunting program in 2017. Hunters generally earn an hourly rate of $13.

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.

Editor's note: This story, from the Palm Beach Post archives, was originally published in 2017. The 2025 Florida Python Challenge is going on now through July. 11. Burmese pythons have become their ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 20, but the final chapter of this year's 10-day hunt has yet to be written. According the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), who ...