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Florida's 2026 python hunt begins today. Who won, what happened last year

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

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Florida Python Challenge returns as hunters target invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

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

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Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

It's a busy time of year for eliminating invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and earning money for doing it.

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Florida biologists use scout pythons to remove a record 8,080 pounds of invasive snakes

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

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The hunt is on! Hunters scour Everglades during Florida Python Challenge

The hunt is on! Hunters scour Everglades during Florida Python Challenge South Florida Water Management District contract python hunter Alec Rex holds a captured Burmese python in the Florida Everglades on July 12, 2026.

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‘The Python Hunt’ Review: An Entertainingly Garish Documentary Account of a State-Sanctioned Culling Spree

Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction film follows a variety of American oddballs chasing grisly snake-hunting glory in the annual Florida Python Challenge. Where that doc series had the advantage of global Netflix exposure to make it a ...

Python Challenge: Florida's 'exciting' opportunity to help remove an invasive species

Florida's Python Challenge is an annual event encouraging people to hunt Burmese Pythons, a reptile species invasive to Florida's ecosystem.

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Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the landscape.