It’s official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed ...

Editor’s note: Bill Kearney, who covers the environment for the South Florida Sun Sentinel ... hunters and with events such as the Python Challenge. “To me it’s a lot more effective for ...

The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Ronald Kiger was announced as the ...

The success of the 2024 Florida Python Challenge was a collective achievement, made possible by the contributions of more ...

The final results were released Tuesday of last month's annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that resulted in the removal of nearly 200 of the invasive species.

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition created by FWC to encourage participants to remove pythons from seven commission-managed lands in South Florida. The Burmese python is a large ...

He always participates in the Florida Python Challenge, hosted by the wildlife ... estimates tens of thousands have spread from South Florida. With each female laying clutches of 29-50 eggs ...

There is a very good reason the annual Florida Python Challenge is held in August ... Burmese pythons are established from just south of Lake Okeechobee to Key Largo and from western Broward ...

pickleball courts and more to parks across the state, including three in South Florida.

“They are a well-established invasive species across much of South Florida, unfortunately, in our natural areas,” Funck said of Burmese pythons. “A huge part of this challenge is to make ...