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Woman snags $10,000 and 60 invasive snakes in record-breaking Florida Python Challenge
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons and claimed the $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize. The FWC announced that 934 participants from 30 states and Canada removed a record 294 pythons during the 10-day competition.
In 2023, a 19-foot python was captured in Florida, which would be worth $425 under the new incentive programs.
Florida is home to dozens of snake varieties, from native to invasive to venomous. WorldAtlas highlights 5 lakes with high snake populations.
An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...
One of the invasive Burmese pythons plaguing South Florida met its demise in the jaws of an alligator, and the grisly scene ...
The Burmese python — an apex predator that can grow over 18 feet long and eat animals larger than itself — has decimated native wildlife throughout much of South Florida. Its presence is directly ...
The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the ...
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