Python Invasion Florida

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

The latest python season ended with a new record number of catches for Florida wildlife biologists, in part, due to the use of "scout" pythons.

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

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Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

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

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Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000

People who remove the most Burmese pythons – one of the largest snakes in the world – get a hefty sum of $10,000, and there are other grand prizes.

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Florida's python-hunting 'Super Bowl' begins Friday, with $25,000 up for grabs

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Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge begins Friday: Here’s what to know

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Florida hunters are spotting more giant pythons as fires, cold snaps strip away cover

"I wouldn’t suggest it because the meat has a lot of mercury."

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.

Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

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

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Catch a python? This Florida restaurant will accept it as currency

As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is underway, one Florida restaurant will let you cash in your catch for a pizza. The python challenge kicked off on Friday as avid and amateur hunters alike compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous,

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Invasive Burmese pythons have established a new hot spot in Florida: Wildlife experts

Southwest Florida has become a new breeding ground for Burmese pythons.

In Photos: Scientists snag Everglades python eggs for invasive species research

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip to collect python eggs on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, from a nest the scientists have been tracking in the Everglades outside of Weston.

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Florida woman catches 60 pythons in 10 days, becomes challenge's first female winner

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