Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donna Kalil is a contracted snake hunter who won the 2024 Florida Python Challenge for catching and removing 11 of the invasive reptiles. In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge starts July 11 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants can win more than $25,000 in prizes as they remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. Burmese pythons, which are not native to Florida ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. The event aims to reduce the python population, raise awareness, and protect the Everglades ecosystem. Cash prizes from a $25,000 pool are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hunters stepping into the Everglades arena for the 2026 Python Challenge will find a population unculled by winter's freak freeze and the potential need for a strategic reset in tactics ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida's ecosystem. The 2025 challenge saw 934 participants remove a record 294 pythons, with the grand prize winner eliminating 60 snakes.