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Florida woman makes history in python challenge

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, capturing 60 pythons and earning a $10,000 prize ...

Record number of snakes removed in 2025 Florida Python Challenge

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more ...
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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 ...
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198-pound Burmese python caught in Florida: ‘It was more than ... - WTOP

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe said this is the fattest python she’s ever seen. (Amy Siewe) Conservationist Mike Elfenbein was at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida with his teen ...
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177-pound Burmese python captured, one of the largest in Florida ...

The heaviest Burmese python removed from Florida on FWC's record was a 215-pound, 17.7-foot female python that was located in 2021. The longest python FWC has recorded was a 125.56-pound, ...

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 pursue her passion.

Woman Wins 2025 Florida Python Challenge After Removing More Invasive Snakes Than Anyone Else

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17-Foot Python In Florida Breaks Record, Park Officials Say

In the Florida Everglades, a team of invasive species researchers got more than it bargained for – a 17-foot-long python, plus 73 developing python eggs. On Friday, Big Cypress National ...