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A woman has won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand prize after removing 60 invasive snakes from the Everglades

Taylor Stanberry came out victorious after competing with 934 participants from 30 states and Canada to see who could remove the most snakes from the Florida Everglades in 10 days

"The record number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during this year's competition is a big win for native wildlife," FWC chairman Rodney Barreto said in a statement

A woman who removed 60 invasive pythons from South Florida in just 10 days is now $10,000 richer.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the winner of its annual Florida Python Challenge on Wednesday, Aug. 13, after the event removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons fro

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