More than 850 hunters participated in the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. Take a look at some of the Burmese pythons caught by ...
More than 14,500 pythons have been removed in Florida since 2017 by FWC and hunters. The most pythons removed in a single ...
More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day hunt in the steamy South Florida heat that this year made history on two fronts with the first woman to win the grand prize and ...
TAMPA, Fla. — A southwest Florida woman took home the grand prize in the state's 2025 python removal challenge after she removed 60 Burmese pythons. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, won $10,000 ...
Taylor Stanberry won the $10,000 grand prize, the first woman to do so, with 60 pythons caught. Donna Kalil, a veteran hunter, caught the most pythons in the professional category with 56 snakes. A ...
Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...
More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day snake hunt in South Florida. The catches were monumental this year with 294 pythons captured — the most in the contest's ...