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Florida's new python hunting queen makes history and catches 60 snakes

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge ...

First female to win the Florida Python Challenge nabbed 60 pythons and she's just 4'11"

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet ...

Robotic rabbits are deployed in South Florida python hot spots to fight snake explosion

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in ...

This Wildlife YouTuber Just Became the First Female to Win Florida’s Python Challenge

Taylor Stanberry competed in her first Florida Python Challenge in July and became the first female to win the ultimate grand ...
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Nearly 300 invasive pythons removed from South Florida during snake hunt

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge featured 934 participants from 30 states and Canada, who removed 294 invasive Burmese ...