The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, and will last until July 19. A $10,000 reward will be issued to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Last year, more than 900 ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is over. Now, the wait begins to find out how the $25,000 in cash prizes will be distributed to hunters, including who won the $10,000 grand prize for eliminating the ...

A 69-year-old professional python hunter and veterans nonprofit founder from Lutz, Florida, captured and euthanized 96 invasive Burmese pythons during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge — setting a new ...

Florida contracted python hunters get paid hourly and get additional bonus money based on my pythons and longest pythons removed.