Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida's 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

For ten days at the height of the Florida summer, hundreds of amateur and professional snake hunters waded through sawgrass, ...

Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran and a 17-foot snake.

"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

The FWC will announce all of the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, including the grand prize winner this week in Panama City.

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters participated.

In a recent 10-day event in Florida, an impressive total of 280 invasive Burmese pythons were captured and removed. Tom ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida ...

The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.

The Florida Python Challenge started on July 10. The winners of the annual hunt for invasive snakes will be made by the FWC.

“The number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a major victory for ...