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Hunters pulled a 19-foot python from the Everglades at 1 a.m., the longest ever recorded in Florida

A nighttime search in Big Cypress National Preserve ended with hunters wrestling a Burmese python that stretched 19 feet. The ...
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Video shows hunters wrestling 16-foot 'monster' snake as Florida Python Challenge crowns winners

"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

Python challenge grand prize winner snags 96 snakes along with $10,000

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python ...
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Florida Python Challenge begins with hands-on training for snake hunters

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway, participants are getting up close with one of the Everglades’ most notorious invasive species before heading into the field.
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A python problem in Florida has grown so large hunters pull them out by the ton

Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to ...
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Photo opportunity: Python hunters like to pose with their catches

These images of python hunters with their trophy catches underscore how big a threat these invasive snakes are in Florida.

Python challenge champ doubles up by winning another July competition

Tom Rahill, along with winning the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, also won the South Florida Water Management's elimination ...

Florida's python hunters know the drill: catch the invader, document it, and strike a pose

Burmese pythons are endangering Florida ecosystems. And when an invasive predator gains ground, the damage can spread throughout the food web, making restoration efforts more difficult and more costly ...