The 10-day event drew 907 participants from 30 states and overseas, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The longest snake pulled during the challenge measured nearly 17 feet.

Hunters from all over the world are in the Everglades right now, competing to bring in the most Burmese pythons before the Florida Python Challenge wraps up on July 19.

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat.

The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hosting virtual python hunter training every third Thursday throughout the summer.

The Florida Python Challenge is now open for registration.

Registration is now open for the 2023 Florida Python Challenge, giving participants a chance to win a share of more than $30,000 in prizes while removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference in Callahan.

Florida's annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades is slated to begin Aug. 5.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced registration had begun for the upcoming 2022 Florida Python Challenge.

Two hundred and twenty-three Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades during a contest in July, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

An annual hunt started Friday to try to reduce the number of Burmese pythons that threaten native wildlife in the Everglades.