Longest Burmese Python

Longest snakes caught added up to 33 feet

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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 TODAY: Governor's race, Python Challenge, favorite campground

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280 snakes killed at 2026 Florida Python Challenge

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Florida Python Challenge Removes 280 Invasive Burmese Pythons

Florida's annual Python Challenge resulted in 280 invasive Burmese pythons being removed from the wild, according to wildlife officials.

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

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Tom Rahill catches 96 snakes to unseat reigning Florida python champ Taylor Stanberry

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

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FWC announces Florida Python Challenge winner

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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.

Burmese pythons play hide-and-seek with Lee County and Florida experts

Burmese pythons are scarcely recorded in Lee County, but experts say the data is a faulty reflection of the invasive species' actual population.