The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program raked in snakes and money.

One female python may produce over 100 eggs in a clutch.

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science stepped in.

As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is underway, one Florida restaurant will let you cash in your catch for a pizza. The python challenge kicked off on Friday as avid and amateur hunters alike compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous,

"I wouldn’t suggest it because the meat has a lot of mercury."

The creator wrote, "On this day with Antman's Adventures (@AntmansAdventures), we came across TWO massive Burmese Pythons at the same time!" The post added that both snakes measured 17 feet long. At that size,

Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000 - The invasive species is one of the largest snakes in the world

Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.