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The annual python removal competition started in 2013 and is held to make strides with eliminating the invasive Burmese Python in Florida.
HOMESTEAD, Florida (WFOR) — Florida wildlife officials have unveiled the dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, as part of a broader conservation effort to protect the Everglades from ...
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge dates have been announced. The challenge aims to reduce the invasive Burmese python population in the Everglades. Pythons are difficult to find, making the ...
(WSVN) - The registration for the annual “Only in Florida” Python Challenge is now open, officials said. The Burmese pythons are an invasive species and are slithering through the Florida ...
A Florida woman has been dubbed the 'new queen of the Everglades' after winning the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand ...
"Every invasive python removed is a win," said Sarah Funk, nonnative fish and wildlife program coordinator with the Florida ...
With over 1,400 pythons removed during all Florida Python Challenge events to date and over 16,000 pythons removed by FWC and South Florida Water Management District contractors since 2017, collective ...
HOMESTEAD, Florida (WFOR) — Florida wildlife officials have unveiled the dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, as part of a broader conservation effort to protect the Everglades from ...
The annual event to help combat the invasive Burmese python is held in August. The FWC is holding a news conference to announce 2025 dates.
HOMESTEAD, Florida (WFOR) — Florida wildlife officials have unveiled the dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, as part of a broader conservation effort to protect the Everglades from ...