Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida's 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brandon Welty eased his airboat named "Python Patrol" onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a canal ...

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.

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida ...

Recently, at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) August Commission Meeting, the FWC and partners ...

Wildlife officials believe the new python population started because of snakes that were released or escaped from captivity ...

Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake measuring 16-feet, 5-inches, while Tom Rahill tallied the most pythons caught ...

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades. The ...

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python ...