Florida Python Challenge

<p>The Florida Python Challenge is an annual, ten-day competition where professional and novice participants join in the effort to remove <a href="/facts/Burmese_pythons_in_Florida/YoS3b36Q">invasive Burmese pythons in Florida</a>. Past the goal of removing pythons, the competition also serves as a <a href="/facts/Wildlife_conservation/XzdYfcEz">conservation</a> effort to raise awareness about <a href="/facts/Invasive_species/Ya1v6RGx">invasive species</a>’ impacts to the local ecology and to encourage the public to continuously remove <a href="/facts/Burmese_python/Uf0WPhTp">Burmese pythons</a> from the wild. It is supported by the <a href="/facts/Florida_Fish_and_Wildlife_Conservation_Commission/30Jkqkut">Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission</a> (FWC), the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida, the <a href="/facts/South_Florida_Water_Management_District/vB7JoxoY">South Florida Water Management District</a> (SFWMD), and <a href="/facts/Ron_DeSantis/KMxH1rkg">Governor Ron DeSantis</a>. 
</p><p>Most recently, in 2024, the Florida Python Challenge resulted in the total removal of 195 pythons, and the winner removed 20 pythons. 
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Florida Python Challenge