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Everglades python hunters say the pay sounds good until you are dragging a 100-pound snake through the swamp

"You maybe go out there 50 times and you don't see anything," ...

Florida’s $25K Everglades Python Hunt Returns For 2026, Registration Now Open

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.
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Largest Florida Burmese Python Caught in Everglades

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was ...
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Man catches 'record-breaking' 18-foot python in Everglades

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man caught what he says is the longest-ever Burmese python to be captured in the Everglades. John Hammond caught the 18-foot snake Sunday morning in the Everglades, he ...
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A Routine Hunt in the Everglades Turned Into a Record-Breaking Python Capture

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional python hunter to encounter one of the more impressive specimens in the ...
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Florida Python Challenge returns in July with $25,000 in prizes for Everglades hunt

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 ...