WPBF Channel 25 on MSN

Florida's python challenge begins July 10 with $10,000 prize

The annual python challenge in Florida starts July 10, offering $10,000 to the participant who removes the most pythons.
The Cool Down on MSN

Get ready, snake hunters: Florida's $25,000 python challenge is back in the Everglades

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

Florida's Burmese python challenge can't wipe out invasive snakes from the Everglades. Awareness is the real victory, officials say

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

Guns? Weapons hunters can use in Florida's python challenge

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

8,000 pounds of invasive Burmese python removed from the Florida Everglades

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...
CNN

Florida’s Python Challenge is just wrangling snakes for some. But for military vets, it’s a chance to heal

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...

Python meat should never be on the menu. Here's why

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...

Pythons don't eat plants so why are seeds showing up in their bellies?

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...