The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

"There were a lot of little baby snakes just getting out of the nest." ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

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 ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

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

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

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

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award ...