Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes

Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000 - The invasive ...

The Florida Python Challenge is underway. See hunters scour Everglades

The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of ...

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 ...
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Florida’s $25K Everglades Python Hunt Returns For 2026, Registration Now Open

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...
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Florida Is Paying Participants $25,000 to Hunt Everglades Pythons This July

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...
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Florida's giant Burmese pythons are doing more than eating wildlife, they are transforming the Everglades by spreading seeds

Burmese pythons have already earned a reputation as one of Florida's most destructive invasive species, wiping out populations of native mammals and disrupting ecosystems across the Everglades. But ...
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State announces start of 2026 Florida Python Challenge. $25K at stake

It's that time again as a special southern Florida tradition is upon us. There are many types of hunts and hunting seasons in the United States, but Florida may have the most interesting hunt in the ...

Florida readies to battle invasive pythons with a new video PSA

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...