The python removal competition begins at 12:01 a.m. on August 9, 2024 and ends at 5 p.m. on August 18, 2024. Register now!

The Florida Everglades is an extraordinary ecosystem unlike any other in the world! It is home to a variety of rare and unique wildlife including a diversity of native birds, mammals, fish and reptiles.

However, some reptiles, like the invasive Burmese python, do not belong in this ecosystem and pose a threat to native wildlife. The Florida Python Challenge is an exciting conservation effort which helps protect the rare Everglades habitat and the animals that live there from these invasive, nonnative snakes.

Learn more about opportunities to remove pythons year-round outside of the ten-day Florida Python Challenge.