Hundreds of people participated in the heralded 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day pursuit in sticky South Florida that pits hunters against the state's most notorious invasive species. This year ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida The 2026 Florida Python Challenge drew 907 participants from 30 states, Canada and Vietnam Tom ...

Less than 3% of all snake sightings involved climbing trees, according to USGS.

Burmese python. These snakes are not native to Florida, and they are widely believed to have arrived through the exotic pet ...

Tom Rahill won the $10K grand prize after removing 96 pythons in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. (Florida Fish and Wildlife, Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX - All ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to manage the invasive Burmese python population. Last year's champion, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win the competition's top prize.

A python can vanish into grass, brush, or water almost immediately.

A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years hunting invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s Everglades, earning hourly pay while helping protect native wildlife.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida. Hunter Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for catching the most snakes, ...

Tom Rahill won $10,000 for removing 96 pythons, while Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake at 16 feet 5 inches The annual event has removed 1,600 invasive pythons since 2017 The results of the 2026 ...

Tom Rahill said he was on a mission. Rahill, the ultimate grand prize winner for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, was recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today ...