Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1. FLORIDA PYTHON CHALLENGE: Longest snakes caught added up to 33 feet Next to winning the $10,000 grand prize for the annual ...

Rahill was named the ultimate grand prize winner of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Wednesday, earning $10,000 for capturing more snakes than any other competitor during the 10-day event. Rahill ...

FLORIDA, USA — Numbers are in for Florida's 2026 Python Challenge. The annual challenge, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is designed to raise awareness about invasive ...

Thomas Rahill captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons to win the grand prize in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. FWC After spending 10 days trekking through the Everglades, Thomas Rahill captured 96 ...

Tom Rahill, founder of Swamp Apes, handles a Burmese python at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images A 69-year-old professional python ...

TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa man is this year’s top snake hunter. Tom Rahill took home the $10,000 prize after removing 96 pythons from Everglades National Park as part of the Florida Python Challenge — the ...

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The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for removing 96 pythons. The longest python caught during the ...

Length is only part of what makes these reticulated pythons remarkable. Spread across the room, the snakes display distinctive shades and patterns created through different breeding combinations. The ...