Miami (CNN) — Burmese pythons have been threatening Florida’s ecosystem for years, so the state is turning to the public for help in the form of a hunting contest to cull the population… ...

“Aside from the obvious goal of reducing the Burmese python population in the Everglades, we also hope to educate the public about Burmese pythons in Florida and how people can help limit the ...

DeSantis announced the state's annual python hunting contest on Thursday. It will run from July 9 to 18 and include prizes for both pros and novices.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

That’s the catch in Florida’s “Python Challenge”: Even experienced hunters with special permits to regularly stalk the exotic snake through Florida’s swamplands are having trouble ...

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A python hunting competition starting on Saturday is drawing hundreds of amateurs armed with clubs, machetes and guns to the Florida Everglades, where captured Bu… ...

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A python hunting competition starting on Saturday is drawing hundreds of amateurs armed with clubs, machetes and guns to the Florida Everglades, where captured Bu… ...

The state of Florida is launching a hunting contest in an effort to fight the out-of-control Burmese python population.

Florida Tackling Python Problem with Hunting Contest Posted: Dec 6, 2012 / 08:21 PM EST Updated: Dec 6, 2012 / 08:22 PM EST This is an archived article and the information in the article may be ...

By Kim Segal MIAMI (CNN) — Burmese pythons have been threatening Florida’s ecosystem for years, so the state is turning to the public for help in the form of a hunting contest to cull the ...

The state of Florida is launching a hunting contest in an effort to fight the out-of-control Burmese python population.