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• New $10,000 award announced for the Florida Python Challenge®

  Friday, July 2, 2021 -  The award will be presented to the participant who removes the most pythons as part of the competition.

• Governor DeSantis Announces 2021 Florida Python Challenge®

  Thursday, June 3, 2021 -  Governor Ron DeSantis announced the opening of registration for the 2021 Florida Python Challenge® which will be held July 9-18, 2021.

• FWC, SFWMD announce milestone in effort to restore the Everglades: 5,000 Burmese pythons removed

  Tuesday, July 28, 2020 -  The public can help control nonnative invasive wildlife by reporting sightings to the FWC’s Exotic Species Hotline at 888-IveGot1 (888-483-4681), online at IveGot1.org or by using the free smartphone app IVEGOT1.

• 80 pythons submitted during the 2020 Python Bowl!

  Saturday, January 25, 2020 -  Participants in the Florida Python Challenge™ 2020 Python Bowl removed 80 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades while simultaneously helping to raise awareness about this important conservation issue. Today the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District announced the results and winners of the Python Removal Competition at the 2020 Python Bowl award ceremony at the Super Bowl Live event in Miami.

• Florida Python Challenge™ 2020 Python Bowl Kicks Off in South Florida

  Friday, January 10, 2020 -  Starting today, participants in the 10-day Python Bowl begin removing Burmese pythons from the Everglades for a chance to win prizes for removing these nonnative constrictors from public lands in South Florida.