Python Florida Problem

Registration opens for 2026 Florida Python Challenge

Florida python hunters find out dates for annual challenge this week

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida's ecosystem.

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Florida’s $25K Everglades Python Hunt Returns For 2026, Registration Now Open

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Registration for 2026 Florida Python Challenge is underway. Here’s what to know

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Florida's 'most interesting' python is breeding faster than scientists thought possible

A nearly 13-foot Burmese python in Florida is forcing scientists to rethink how quickly the invasive species can multiply.

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2026 Florida Python Challenge: Here's where to register, what to know before signing up

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2026 Python Challenge hunters will find snakes unfazed by winter cold

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Scientists are using possums fitted with GPS-tracking collars to take down pythons in Florida

For decades, the state of Florida has faced a python problem. Burmese pythons were introduced into the Everglades through the exotic pet trade in the 1970s. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first wild Burmese python in South Florida was documented in Everglades National Park in 1979.

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Florida prepares next massive python hunt as Everglades invasion worsens

The annual 10-day conservation competition is focused on removing invasive Burmese pythons from public lands in South Florida.

Massive Everglades Discovery Drops 120 Invasive Python Eggs Just Before Florida Hunt Begins

A professional python hunter in the Florida Everglades recently stumbled upon what can only be described as the ultimate nightmare buffet: two massive, neighboring nests packed with a combined total of roughly 120 Burmese python eggs.