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Florida Python Challenge winner captures 96 snakes

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The 2026 Florida Python Challenge removed hundreds of invasive snakes, including a 16-foot reptile

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida

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2026 Florida python hunt saw 280 snakes removed. How about last year?

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Florida Python Challenge: Longest snakes caught added up to 33 feet

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Florida Python Challenge Removes 280 Invasive Burmese Pythons

Florida's annual Python Challenge resulted in 280 invasive Burmese pythons being removed from the wild, according to wildlife officials.

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Everglades hunter wins $10,000 after capturing 96 invasive pythons in 10 days

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Tom Rahill catches 96 snakes to unseat reigning Florida python champ Taylor Stanberry

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Florida sets record for python removal with help of new partner

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues. Python removal is nothing new for folks in the ...

The Cool Down on MSN

Hunter says Florida python removal is about saving native wildlife, and the thrill should come second

"If we don't wake up and take action, we could lose some of the most incredible species on Earth."

Phys.org

Cracking the Burmese python code: Data analysis reveals optimal strategies for removing them from Florida

University of Florida scientists have statistically analyzed large amounts of data collected by Burmese python contractors, revealing critical insights about how to most efficiently remove the reptiles. Researchers correlated survey outcomes, including ...

Miami Herald

A giant python was hiding beneath a Miami-Dade sidewalk. A hunter found 20 eggs

South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) python removal contractor Guillermo Tapanes captured a Burmese python and its nest containing about 20 eggs in Cutler Bay on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Guillermo Tapanes/Facebook A morning walk in Cutler Bay led ...

Naples Daily News

These five python hunters have combined to capture almost 100 invasive snakes in 2025

The South Florida Water Management District's python incentive program has eliminated nearly 100 Burmese pythons in six months. Matt Kogo removed 13 pythons in June, earning a $1,000 award. The Florida Python Challenge, a python removal competition, runs ...