Ahead of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, the Naples Daily News and The News-Press interviewed Zac Chejanovski, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Python Management Coordinator.

The annual python challenge hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission starts Friday. The Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, first discovered in Everglades National ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday, with competitors starting as early as 12:01 a.m. searching the Everglades to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons. Hundreds of people have ...

Florida’s ongoing war against Burmese pythons has led to new records and the crowning of a new serpent slayer: a Naples woman who vanquished a whopping 60 of the pesky invaders during the 2025 edition ...

HAVANA, Fla. (WMBB) – Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partners announced the final results and winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. During this year’s ...

Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

Taylor Stanberry took home the grand prize of $10,000 after removing 60 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. (FWC, FWC) FLORIDA – A woman won $10,000 on Thursday after removing 60 Burmese Pythons from ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge™ on Wednesday. The challenge is a 10-day competition ...