On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades. The person who bags the most snakes will earn a $10,

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons.

With the win, Stanbery not only received the $10,000 prize, which she funneled back into her wildlife conservation efforts at The Wild Stanberry Sanctuary, but she also made history by becoming the fi...