Everglades hunter wins $10,000 after capturing 96 invasive pythons in 10 days

Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants removed 280 invasive snakes during the annual conservation
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In Southwest Florida, Burmese pythons have become a major part of State Department employees' briefing

The snakes have become especially associated with the Everglades and surrounding areas.

Florida vultures raid Burmese python nest in first recorded case of native birds preying on eggs

An unusual discovery in the Florida Everglades may carry a bit of good news. Researchers spotted vultures eating eggs from a Burmese python nest in what they described as the first recorded case of native birds targeting the invasive snake's eggs.
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Florida's pythons seem to skip Lee County, but experts say they're just too good at hiding

"It's impossible to overstate how cryptic they are."