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Hunters pulled a 19-foot python from the Everglades at 1 a.m., the longest ever recorded in Florida

A nighttime search in Big Cypress National Preserve ended with hunters wrestling a Burmese python that stretched 19 feet. The capture set a verified Florida length record after biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida measured the animal.

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2026 Florida python hunt saw 280 snakes removed. How about last year?

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280 snakes killed at 2026 Florida Python Challenge

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Python challenge grand prize winner snags 96 snakes along with $10,000

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida.

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Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’

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280 pythons captured in annual 10-day Florida Python Challenge

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Winner of 2026 Florida Python Challenge announced; 96 pythons removed

This year’s Ultimate Grand Prize winner and the recipient of $10,000 was Tom Rahill, who removed 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades National Park during the competition.

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FWC announces Florida Python Challenge winner

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2026 Florida Python Challenge grand prize winner announced

Yahoo

Watch Python Hunters Capture Florida's Largest Snake on Record

The largest snake ever caught in Florida has been discovered in Naples. A Burmese python was taken to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, which confirmed that it measured 19 feet in length and weighed 125 pounds. The previous record-holder, a Burmese ...

Miami Herald

Invasive python regurgitates an invasive iguana during capture, Florida hunters say

A group of men hunting in the Florida Everglades reportedly found an invasive python had eaten an invasive iguana, video shows. Python Cowboy video screengrab A grisly moment recorded in the Everglades is being celebrated as evidence that Florida’s ...

Treasure Coast Newspapers

Ahead of Florida Python Challenge, FWC shows how to capture Burmese pythons in Florida

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. Participants can earn prize money, with $10,000 going to whoever catches the most pythons. Burmese pythons can be humanely killed year-round on private and FWC-managed ...

Yahoo

A Routine Hunt in the Everglades Turned Into a Record-Breaking Python Capture

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding a record-challenging clutch of eggs inside the specimen highlights a massive ecological threat to the Everglades ecosystem. Analyzing the tracks proved counterintuitive when the ...