South Florida is home to two particularly problematic invasive species: Burmese pythons and green iguanas. The pythons live ...

What is the Florida Python Challenge? Taylor Stanberry, center, accepts her $10,000 check on Aug. 13, 2025 for being the Ultimate Grand Prize Winner of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge.

The annual 10-day competition is held to raise awareness of the Burmese python, an invasive snake, and the damage it has inflicted on the Everglades.

Her name is Taylor Stanberry and thanks to finding and eliminating 60 pythons in July, she's the 2025 winner of the Florida Python Challenge.

The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the Everglades.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has also encouraged both native Floridians and hunting enthusiasts to take part in the state’s now annual “Burmese Python Challenge,” that includes cash prizes ...

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 invasive Burmese pythons. The first-time participant earned $10,000 for her efforts during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, along ...

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The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal program has eliminated over 20 tons of Burmese pythons since 2013. Researchers use surgically implanted radio transmitters in male "scout ...