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Are these rare rainbow snakes in Florida? If you’ve seen one, FWC wants to know

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission seeks the public's assistance in documenting the elusive rainbow snake, ...

Woman Wins 2025 Florida Python Challenge After Removing More Invasive Snakes Than Anyone Else

A Florida woman has been dubbed the 'new queen of the Everglades' after winning the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand ...

Florida woman snags $10,000 and 60 invasive snakes in record-breaking 2025 Python Challenge

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons ...

Record number of snakes removed in 2025 Florida Python Challenge

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more ...

Tenn. hiker dies from snake bite, and Ohio has the same species. Meet Ohio's venomous snakes

A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake, a species also found in Ohio. Learn more about Ohio's ...

'A long 10 days': Florida Python Challenge winner captured 60 snakes and $10K. How she did it

Her name is Taylor Stanberry and thanks to finding and eliminating 60 pythons in July, she's the 2025 winner of the Florida ...