The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it.

Professional python hunter Carl Jackson recently caught a 202-pound python, the second heaviest ever recorded in Florida. Python bites are a common risk for hunters, and their teeth feel like needles tearing through the skin. Burmese pythons have severely ...

Wildlife officials believe the new python population started because of snakes that were released or escaped from captivity

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and captured 60 pythons in 10 days. Researchers have used ...

The first day of 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicked off at midnight Friday, and now avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese python. The ultimate grand prize is $ ...

Wildmans Pizza in Florida accepts pythons as payment for free pizza during the 2026 Python Challenge The 10-day event runs from July 10 to July 19 to control invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades Hunters compete for cash prizes and can exchange captured pythons for python-themed pizzas at the restaurant Do I need a special license to hunt pythons in Florida?