2026 Florida Python Challenge set to kick off
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The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.
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Florida deputy sheriff spent years hunting pythons deep in the Everglades
"After the first time you see one, you'll start seeing them, but you'll also go nights [without seeing them.]"
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A professional python hunter in the Florida Everglades recently stumbled upon what can only be described as the ultimate nightmare buffet: two massive, neighboring nests packed with a combined total of roughly 120 Burmese python eggs.