Get ready, snake hunters: Florida's $25,000 python challenge is back in the Everglades

Florida is again inviting both residents and visitors to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades, with $25,000 in prize money available during this year's effort, as News4Jax reports. Set to ...

Meet a scientist tracking invasive reptiles, and even their parasites

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Python meat should never be on the menu. Here's why

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...
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Annual Everglades python hunt will fail to eradicate species next month — and that's OK

The Burmese python does not belong in the Florida Everglades. The invasive species eating its way through the Everglades is native to India, lower China, and some islands of the East Indies. At some ...
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Florida’s record python hunter shows the hard reality of invasive species control

Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, setting a state record. Her work shows ...

Florida's giant pythons are not just eating wildlife, they are spreading seeds across the Everglades

The Everglades is not just a wildlife destination. It plays a major role in Florida's water system, supports recreation and ...

Needle-like python teeth can be painful experience for hunters

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.
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Florida's Python Challenge is back, but biologists say the 4-ton problem is moving north

One major concern is that Burmese pythons are appearing farther north, and their numbers don't appear to be dwindling despite ...

Conservation team removes four tons of large, invasive snakes, breaks record

This time around, the Conservancy said it removed four tons of invasive pythons from part of the Florida Everglades. Four ...
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Man who wrangled invasive python in Everglades National Park has citation dropped

A man who was caught on camera wrangling an invasive python at Everglades National Park had his citation dropped on Friday. Yatir Nitzany said he was only trying to help when he grabbed the python as ...
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Man fined for removing python from Everglades trail has case tossed

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A hike through Shark Valley took an unexpected turn for Yatir Nitzany when he spotted something he knew didn’t belong in the Everglades. “I saw one crawling across the trail.
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Enzian screens Everglades-based ‘Python Hunt’ doc for limited run

This weekend, Enzian Theater in Maitland kicks off a limited run of a slice of peak-Floridian cinematic fare: The Python Hunt. The SXSW award-winning documentary from 2025 is a deep dive into ...