TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge™ on Wednesday.

The challenge is a 10-day competition drawing in 934 participants from 30 States, including Canada, to support Everglades conservation.

This year, contenders removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. These nonnative species pose a serious threat to native wildlife inhabiting the area.

“The record number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during this year’s competition is a big win for native wildlife. With over 1,400 pythons removed during all Florida Python Challenge events to date and over 16,000 pythons removed by FWC and South Florida Water Management District contractors since 2017, coll

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