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

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades.

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

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

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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Florida Python Challenge kicks off in Everglades

Hundreds of python hunters head to Florida Everglades for annual challenge

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

Florida Python Challenge underway

Do Burmese pythons attack, or even eat, humans? Python Challenge dates

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an ...

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

Naples, a city along the southwest coast of Florida, is plagued by one of the most capable creepy predators on the planet. The situation is dire from an ecological perspective. For years, hunters, hikers, and others who explore the nearby historic ...

Giant snake devours woman in front of her husband

A 44-year-old woman in Indonesia was attacked and killed by a reticulated python nearly eight meters long. When her husband found her, the snake had already begun to devour her body.