Not only did Taylor Stanberry become the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, but she did it in record style.

What is the Florida Python Challenge? The Florida Python Challenge is a ten-day competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from seven Commission-managed lands in South Florida.

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more than 900 participants from 30 states and Canada.

Florida python hunters Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught a massive Burmese python in the Everglades on May 31, 2025.

Footage shot in the Florida Everglades shows a large alligator gliding through water with a massive Burmese python clutched in its jaws.

More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day snake hunt in South Florida. The catches were monumental this year with 294 pythons captured — the most in the contest's ...

Woman claims $10,000 as "Ultimate Grand Prize" winner in Florida Python Challenge When it was all said and done Wednesday, a woman emerged as the top snake slayer of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge.

Local News Giant python found roaming near school campus in South Carolina A large python in Newberry County was safely captured.

Woman wins 2025 Florida Python Challenge as record amount of snakes removed The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.

A large python was caught after being spotted in part of the Midlands late Monday.