Video: ‘This Thing Is a Monster.’ Hunters Wrestle 16-Foot Snake and Win the Florida Python Challenge

Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake measuring 16-feet, 5-inches, while Tom Rahill tallied the most pythons caught ...

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

Each year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission turns python removal into a public competition. The Python ...

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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The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

Florida Python Challenge: Longest snakes caught added up to 33 feet

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python ...
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After the catch: What some hunters do with carcass of pythons they catch

Ever admired a snazzy pair of python boots? Snapped open an elegant python-skin clutch? Dreamed of cinching your jeans with a sleek python belt? But a small community of hunters is fighting back – one ...

'It's an unsettling feat': How Florida's invasive python kills its prey

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

Bonita deputy releases Burmese python book on his hunting adventures

Photographer and writer Bob Bramblet is the past president of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association, and he wrote a book ...