A total of 294 Burmese pythons were eliminated during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge – the most of any python challenge since the event started in 2013. But only one snake by a hunter was ...

But only one snake by a hunter was declared the longest of this year's competition. 2025 Florida Python Challenge: What was the longest snake caught? That honor belongs to Michael Marousky.

The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the invasive snakes.

The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the invasive snakes.

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.

Burmese pythons are spreading northward from their established breeding range in the Florida Everglades. Crossbreeding with Indian rock pythons have allowed them to expand their territory.