Rahill was named the ultimate grand prize winner of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Wednesday, earning $10,000 for capturing more snakes than any other competitor during the 10-day event. Rahill ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

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The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to manage the invasive Burmese python population. Last year's champion, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win the competition's top prize.

The snakes were a little more elusive this year, but 280 invasive Burmese pythons were removed during the annual Florida Python Challenge. The number was slightly below the 294 captured in 2025. The ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida. Hunter Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for catching the most snakes, ...

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Invasive Burmese pythons have boomed in South Florida, depleting native species and prompting statewide hunts. Despite python populations in neighboring counties, Lee County has very few officially ...

The U.S. State Department warns its relocating employees about risks after Southwest Florida Burmese python problem. Burmese pythons, once sold as pets, have severely impacted the ecosystem of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Florida biologists are turning one of the Burmese python's greatest strengths into a weakness. By exploiting ...

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