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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Video shows hunters wrestling 16-foot 'monster' snake as Florida Python Challenge crowns winners
"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...
Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran and a 17-foot snake.
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He found 96 baby pythons and won Florida's biggest snake hunt
Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped this determined hunter turn a grueling challenge into victory.
Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake measuring 16-feet, 5-inches, while Tom Rahill tallied the most pythons caught.
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15-foot python in a family's garden was too big for one rescue team to move
"The local rescue unit didn't have the equipment to catch such a large snake." ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A burgeoning population of huge pythons -- many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big -- appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons ...
MYRTLE BEACH, SC ( WMBF /Gray News) - A driver spotted a 10-foot python in a South Carolina neighborhood Monday night. Tracy ...
This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters participated.
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