Let the countdown begin, snake hunters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced the dates and times for the 2024 Python Challenge. The FWC posted on its website today ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has crowned a winner in the state’s annual Python Challenge, a competition that tasks hunters with removing invasive ...

Python hunter Dustin “Dusty” Crum says he has unfinished business in winning another title. He’s vowing to catch the largest snake this year. He’s among the reptile wranglers who’ll converge on the ...

The annual python challenge hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission starts Friday. The Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, first discovered in Everglades National ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims ...

Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

The growing Burmese python population in South Florida and into Everglades National Park and its many unknowns have led scientists to the realization that the eradication of the invasive species in ...

MIAMI - Are you up for the challenge of nabbing some of the biggest snakes in the Everglades? The 2023 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. Participants this year will have the chance to win a ...

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. — It's time to grab your hunting gear and slither down to South Florida — the 2023 Florida Python Challenge has officially begun. Participants set out into the Everglades on ...