Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to ...

The Florida Python Challenge is back, and it’s seeking hunters to kill invasive snakes for a $10,000 grand prize

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

Catch a giant snake, get a free pizza: Florida restaurant is handing out free python pizza during the state's $10,000 snake hunt

A Florida restaurant is offering free python pizza for participants capturing invasive Burmese pythons. This promotion ...

What does a python bite look like? Invasive snake hunter shows battle scars.

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...
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Cannibalistic Snake Devours Fellow Black-Headed Python Alive

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A cannibalistic snake has been photographed devouring another of the ...
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Burmese python and bobcat face off as snake tries to protect nest: '1st recorded instance'

SNAKE CATCHER REMOVED A GIANT PYTHON AFTER A COUPLE REPORTED THEIR CLOGGED DRAIN: 'NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING' By the evening of June 2, 2021, the bobcat returned to the nest while the python was near ...

Why I don’t participate in the Florida Python Challenge | Opinion

Also known as the "Python Huntress," Amy Siewe calls the annual Florida Python Challenge 'a circus and counterproductive.' ...