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It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. The challenge aims to raise public awareness and encourage reporting of python sightings.

The Florida Python Challenge is underway, and the competition is a conservation effort to eliminate invasive Burmese pythons. Burmese pythons pose a threat to Florida’s native wildlife. The challenge ...

Following much anticipation, participants in the 'Python Challenge' will now take to the Everglades to hunt the highly invasive and destructive Burmese pythons in hopes of winning cash prizes. While ...

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...