BANGKOK--A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.

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