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The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of prizes.

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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway, participants are getting up close with one of the Everglades’ most notorious invasive species before heading into the field.

After taking second place in the professional category of the Florida Python Challenge this year, Taylor Stanberry is ready for her next adventures.

Over 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to FWC.

Southwest Florida-shot documentary "The Python Hunt" saw a limited run in U.S. theaters earlier this year. Now the movie's hit streaming, too. You can rent or buy the 91-minute documentary on Prime ...

Tom Rahill holding a Florida-native water snake as he searches for Burmese pythons in August 2022.Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge ...

Burmese python hunters slogging through Florida’s muggy southern reaches may find their most valuable tool in the future is more than a keen eye and courage. It could be their cellphone. University of ...