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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.

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Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

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

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

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Python challenge grand prize winner snags 96 snakes along with $10,000

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

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'It's an unsettling feat': How Florida's invasive python kills its prey

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.