Florida woman wins 2025 Python Challenge with 60-snake haul

A 4-foot-11 Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day hunting event in the Everglades. Taylor Stanberry walked away with a $10,000 check after removing snakes, some three times her size, from the ecosystem.

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. - A Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day hunting event in the Everglades.

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Taylor Stanberry, a 4-foot-11 Florida woman, won the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition in the Everglades, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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