The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It’s hours of boredom interrupted by a few minutes of pretty intense adrenalin,” says one jaded participant in the Florida Python ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

“It’s hours of boredom interrupted by a few minutes of pretty intense adrenalin,” says one jaded participant in the Florida Python Challenge, an annual government-organized effort to curb the state’s ...