Defending python challenge champ facing exhaustion, weather hurdles

Defending champion Taylor Stanberry entered Florida's annual python challenge last-minute. She provided an update midway through the 2026 competition.

The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...
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Florida's Python Challenge is a spectacle, not snake control, says the 'Python Huntress'

One contestant this time around has already been bitten by a venomous snake.

In Photos: Scientists snag Everglades python eggs for invasive species research

See scientists wrangling the invasive snakes.

Florida's invasive pythons are technically edible, but the state says don't eat them

As Florida keeps removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades, many Floridians are wondering if the snakes could ...