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Florida python hunter shatters all-time competition record with 96-snake Everglades haul

Florida Python Challenge 2026 winner Tom Rahill captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons in 10 days, all from Everglades National Park, shattering the all-time competition record by 60 percent. The 69-year-old founder of Swamp Apes,

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2026 Florida python hunt saw 280 snakes removed. How about last year?

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The Florida Python Challenge is underway. See hunters scour Everglades

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

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida.

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

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Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’

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280 pythons captured in annual 10-day Florida Python Challenge

The 10-day event, part of an ongoing Everglades conservation effort, drew 907 participants from 30 states as well as Canada and Vietnam.

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Winner of 2026 Florida Python Challenge announced; 96 pythons removed

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FWC announces Florida Python Challenge winner

Florida Python Challenge prizes: FWC announcing 2026 winners this week

The FWC will announce all of the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, including the grand prize winner this week in Panama City.

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Meet the 2025 Florida Python Challenge champion: Taylor Stanberry

Python hunter and Naples native Taylor Stanberry won the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's annual Python Challenge last July, catching a total of 60 pythons during the 10-day competition. A total of 294 pythons were removed by the more ...