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Florida Python Challenge underway

Florida python hunters will start competing in the state's annual invasive species removal contest on Friday. FOX 13's Matthew McClellan reports.
Registration to compete and have the opportunity to win a share of $25,000 is open now.
The FWC has announced the start of this year's python challenge. Hunters from across Florida will go out to hunt Burmese ...
Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...
It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...
The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...
The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...