The Florida Python Challenge ™ is an exciting conservation effort which helps protect the rare Everglades habitat and the animals that live there from these invasive, nonnative snakes. Learn …

The Florida Python Challenge™ is an effort to increase awareness about invasive species and the threats they pose to Florida’s ecology. The goal of the competition is to involve more people in …

The Florida Python Challenge™ will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, and continue through 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2025. Competitors will be able to remove Burmese pythons only from …

Check out information and tools you’ll need to successfully compete during the Florida Python Challenge ™: Read the Rules, take the Required Online Training and Register.

Florida Python Challenge ™ rules are designed to align with specific area regulations and to ensure the safety of each participant as well as the environmental resources of the participating public lands.

What is the purpose of the Florida Python Challenge™? The intent of the Florida Python Challenge™ is to raise public awareness about invasive species in Florida, like Burmese pythons, that are a threat …

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the South Florida Water Management District, and Everglades National Park are pleased to announce cash prizes exclusive to the 2025 Florida …

Official measurements on all Florida Python Challenge ™ pythons will be conducted by the University of Florida. All pythons submitted will be held by UF until the end of the competition.

The Required Online Training teaches participants identification of Burmese pythons and native snakes, plus safe handling and humane killing methods. Burmese pythons can be difficult to find and …

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the South Florida Water Management District, and Everglades National Park are pleased to announce cash prizes exclusive to the 2025 Florida …