Following the conclusion of its annual Python Hunting Challenge, which allows hunters to kill thousands of the invasive ...

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge between July 11 and July 20. She brought in 19 during the 2024 contest when ...

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 invasive Burmese pythons. The first-time participant earned $10,000 for her efforts during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, along ...

Taylor Stanberry: Well, I’ve been hunting pythons for more than 10 years, so I kind of know the general areas and the kinds of habitats to find them in. I have a john boat, but my husband and I ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem.

The pursuit of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida led to the alarming discovery when four females were captured at a “communal nesting” site on an island, according to video shared on YouTube. ...

Stanberry, of Naples, is a contract hunter wiht the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. She said she has been hunting pythons for 10 years but this was the first year she entered the ...