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• 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.

• FWC: Gov. DeSantis’ leadership made for a productive and exciting year for conservation

  Monday, December 23, 2019 -  During his first full year, he made strides in the removal of invasive Burmese pythons and other nonnative species, Everglades restoration, coral reef rescue and restoration, red tide mitigation, and more.

• Governor Ron DeSantis Announces the Opening of Registration for the 2020 Python Challenge™ Python Bowl

  Thursday, December 5, 2019 -  The Python Bowl will begin January 10th and members of the public will sign up for training, then compete to remove as many snakes as possible from the wild.

• FWC Python Action Team removes 900th snake, captures record python from Big Cypress National Preserve

  Friday, October 4, 2019 -  FWC PAT members Cynthia Downer and Jonathan Lopez captured the large adult female python weighing 98 pounds, 10 ounces, on Sept. 22 at Big Cypress National Preserve.

• FWC Python Action Team removes 500th Burmese python

  Friday, June 28, 2019 -  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Python Action Team has removed the program’s 500th invasive Burmese python from the wild. Team members Beth Koehler and Peggy van Gorder captured the snake at 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area. It was a 9’ 10” long female and weighed 20 pounds, 14 ounces.

• FWC Python Action Team removes 500th Burmese python

  Wednesday, June 26, 2019 -  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Python Action Team has removed the program’s 500th invasive Burmese python from the wild. Team Members Beth Koehler and Peggy van Gorder captured the snake at 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area. It was a 9-foot, 10-inch long female and weighed 20 pounds, 14 ounces.