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Registration opens for 2026 Florida Python Challenge

Florida’s $25K Everglades Python Hunt Returns For 2026, Registration Now Open

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today.

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Florida python hunters find out dates for annual challenge this week

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Florida Python Challenge 2026 dates are set. How 2025 champ scored the win

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Florida's 'most interesting' python is breeding faster than scientists thought possible

A nearly 13-foot Burmese python in Florida is forcing scientists to rethink how quickly the invasive species can multiply.

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2026 Florida Python Challenge: Here's where to register, what to know before signing up

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2026 Python Challenge hunters will find snakes unfazed by winter cold

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Florida prepares next massive python hunt as Everglades invasion worsens

The annual 10-day conservation competition is focused on removing invasive Burmese pythons from public lands in South Florida.

Massive Everglades Discovery Drops 120 Invasive Python Eggs Just Before Florida Hunt Begins

A professional python hunter in the Florida Everglades recently stumbled upon what can only be described as the ultimate nightmare buffet: two massive, neighboring nests packed with a combined total of roughly 120 Burmese python eggs.

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Scientists sacrifice delicious opossums to fight Florida’s invasive pythons

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may begin to lead scientists to invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) slithering through the Everglades.