The Florida Python Challenge is now open for registration.

ZOLFO SPRINGS, Fla. – Two Florida cousins recently captured a huge Burmese Python after spotting it slithering on their property in Central Florida. What a snake!’” Wilkinson said. At about 16 feet and 300 pounds, the python was the largest reported snake to be found in the area. Wilkinson said that the family had never seen anything that big in the woods surrounding their property in Zolfo Springs, which is southwest east of Tampa. After capturing the snake, the family called Dustin Crum, a local snake hunter, who took the snake.

Ron DeSantis has announced the dates for the 2020 Python Challenge Python Bowl in Florida. The competition at Everglades National Park allows people to hunt the invasive species. The 2020 Python Challenge Python Bowl will run from Jan. 10 through Jan 19. The competition will award prizes to the teams that catch the longest Burmese python, the heaviest snake and the largest number of pythons pulled during the 10-day period. Competitors are required to take an online course and in-person training session before the challenge begins.