ORLANDO, Fla. - The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. More than 900 snake hunters helped remove nearly 300 invasive ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We know python hunter Taylor Stanberry competed in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. What we don't know is if the Naples resident ...

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 ...

Every month the South Florida Water Management District awards cash bonuses to contracted hunters for the number of pythons ...

Easy” is not the first word that would describe tracking down invasive Burmese pythons in the dense sawgrass of the Florida ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the winner of its 2026 Burmese Python Challenge Wednesday and the name was a familiar one. It’s Tom Rahill, a ...

In the middle of all of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge hoopla, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), included its contracted hunters, many of whom were out looking for the invasive ...

Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, and will last until July 19. A $10,000 reward will be issued to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Last year, more than 900 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: YouTube An overnight hunt during the Florida Python Challenge took a startling turn when two veteran snake hunters ...

Carl Jackson caught this year's heaviest Burmese python in Florida. Could the next catch happen in Palm Beach County?

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 ...