Registration For Florida Python Challenge Opens Today

Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission 

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida — Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez announced that registration for the 2024 Florida Python Challenge opens today.

Participants this year will have the chance to win a share of more than $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild. 

Starting today, those interested in participating in the 2024 Florida Python Challenge can complete the required online training to compete in the 10-day competition which runs August 9–18, 2024. 

The competition is open to both professional and novice participants.

Click here to register for the competition, take the required online training, view the optional training opportunities, learn more about Burmese pythons and the Everglades ecosystem, or find resources for planning a trip to South Florida to participate in the Florida Python Challenge.

Last year, the Florida Python Challenge removed 209 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.