Residents and garden staff told 311 they had seen someone leave the snake in a cage beside the garden beds.

A twisted tourist unlocked a deadly python's cage for it to escape into a shop in Thailand. The holidaymaker and his friends visited GS Ball Python, specialist breeder shop in Bangkok, where they ...

Rahill was named the ultimate grand prize winner of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Wednesday, earning $10,000 for capturing more snakes than any other competitor during the 10-day event. Rahill ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

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Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated ...

Tom Rahill said he was on a mission. Rahill, the ultimate grand prize winner for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, was recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today ...

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The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to manage the invasive Burmese python population. Last year's champion, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win the competition's top prize.

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The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida. Hunter Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for catching the most snakes, ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have boomed in South Florida, depleting native species and prompting statewide hunts. Despite python populations in neighboring counties, Lee County has very few officially ...