Half of the winners in this year’s Python Challenge were women, the highest number of huntresses to take home prizes in the annual contest that pits wits and skill as much as muscle against the ...

The average weight of removed female pythons was 95 pounds, with the largest female captured this season weighing 153 pounds ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge began at 12:01 am Friday, Aug. 9 and ended at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. In total, 857 participants competed in the 2024 snake hunt challenge from 33 states and Canada.

Hunters have caught nearly 1,000 pythons in the many years Florida has offered its signature Python Challenge, where competitors from around the world search for these destructive snakes roaming ...