"There were a lot of little baby snakes just getting out of the nest." ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Former “Python Challenge” winner Taylor Stanberry says the timing of this year’s challenge should lead to lots of invasive ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, setting a state record. Her work shows ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge by eliminating 60 Burmese pythons. A record 294 pythons were removed during the 10-day competition. The event drew 934 participants from the U.S.