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How do I register for the Florida Python Challenge? To compete in the Florida Python Challenge, you must read the rules, take the required online training, and then register at flpythonchallenge.org.
The Florida Python Challenge is less than two months away, but in Florida, being prepared to run into a Burmese python is always handy. The 10-day competition encourages novice and expert hunters ...
The snakes have been officially counted and we have a winner for the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. On Tuesday (Sept. 17) the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that this ...
How do I register for the Florida Python Challenge? To compete in the Florida Python Challenge, you must read the rules, take the required online training, and then register at flpythonchallenge.org.
Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. They are non-native, invasive species that should be removed from the environment. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day annual ...
In 2024, more than 850 people from 33 states and Canada registered for the competition. Register for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge is still open and will be through the end of the competition.
FWC said this time of year is ideal for holding the Python Challenge because hatchlings are emerging from eggs.
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. Ahead of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, the Naples Daily News and The News-Press ...
In the 2024 challenge, the person or team that killed the most pythons got $2,500, and $1,000 went to the person or team that killed the longest python. But some hunters capture the snakes year-round.