“She got me son, I got her though,” Kimmel said in a Facebook post as he used a cloth snake bag to tie up his bleeding arm without ever letting go of the python. “Damn, I’m leaking everywhere.” Kimmel ...

Florida woman breaks python challenge record by capturing 60 snakes, helping remove 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Everglades in 2025 competition.

A 4-foot-11 Florida woman claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day hunting event.

2025 Florida Python Challenge had the most women winners in the snake hunt's history One python huntress who won a prize in the 2025 Python Challenge has taken a sabbatical from her corporate job to ...

But only one snake by a hunter was declared the longest of this year's competition. 2025 Florida Python Challenge: What was the longest snake caught? That honor belongs to Michael Marousky.

The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the invasive snakes.

The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the invasive snakes.

Florida Python Challenge: What happens to the snake carcasses when it ends? The Florida Python Challenge runs from July 10th until July 20th at 5 p.m. as a way to incentivize people to help remove ...

Snake hunters across Florida are participating in the annual “Python Challenge.” The goal of the 10-day event is to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the state.

We collected some of the wildest photos from the Florida Python Challenge, held annually to help conserve native critters.