Florida Opens 10-Day Python Hunt in Everglades With $10,000 Top Prize
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Updated · The Independent · Jul 10
Florida Opens 10-Day Python Hunt in Everglades With $10,000 Top Prize
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jul 10
Summary
$10,000 is on offer as hundreds of hunters enter Florida’s annual 10-day Burmese python challenge in the Everglades, with the competition running through July 19.
The state uses the event to curb an invasive species that threatens native wildlife; more than 27,000 wild Burmese pythons have been removed since 2000.
$25 registration, online training and a quiz are required, and hunters face strict rules banning guns, drones, traps and any inhumane killing or harm to native snakes.
294 pythons were removed in the 2025 challenge by nearly 1,000 participants from 30 states and Canada, while last year’s winner caught 60 snakes.