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Florida Python Challenge winner captures 96 snakes

Python challenge grand prize winner snags 96 snakes along with $10,000

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida.

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2026 Florida Python Challenge winner removed 96 snakes

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Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’

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Florida Python Challenge: Longest snakes caught added up to 33 feet

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons.

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Florida Python Challenge Removes 280 Invasive Burmese Pythons

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Everglades hunter wins $10,000 after capturing 96 invasive pythons in 10 days

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Winner of 2026 Florida Python Challenge announced; 96 pythons removed

This year’s Ultimate Grand Prize winner and the recipient of $10,000 was Tom Rahill, who removed 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades National Park during the competition.

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FWC announces Florida Python Challenge winner

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Florida Python Challenge 2026 winner: 96 snakes and $10K grand prize

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Hunters pulled a 19-foot python from the Everglades at 1 a.m., the longest ever recorded in Florida

A nighttime search in Big Cypress National Preserve ended with hunters wrestling a Burmese python that stretched 19 feet. The capture set a verified Florida length record after biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida measured the animal.

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'It's an unsettling feat': How Florida's invasive python kills its prey

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

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Tom Rahill captures 96 Burmese pythons in 10 days to win 2026 Florida Python Challenge

Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran and a 17-foot snake.

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Florida pythons are edible. There's just one big problem

The Florida Department of Health has issued a "do not consume python" advisory due to unhealthy mercury levels. Despite the advisory, it is not illegal to eat python meat in Florida. Some chefs and hunters suggest marinades or cooking methods like curry to ...