UPDATED: July 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM EDT Florida is letting you join the state’s python battle, soon offering an online program that’ll tell you all about the invasive snakes.

Hunters and adventurers alike are gearing up for the Python Challenge, a 10-day event emphasizing safety for both hunters and the surrounding species.

In snake school, you’re repeatedly reminded to report python sightings to a state exotic species hotline, (888) IVE-GOT1.

The Florida Python Challenge encourages people once year to collectively go out and remove as many snakes as possible over a 10-day stretch. Cash prizes are awarded for the biggest haul.

Prizes a lot bigger in 2024 Florida Python Challenge for snakes hunted this August Florida's annual python hunt in the Everglades will run Aug. 9-18, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez announced in May at ...