The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 19, and organizers have officially finished tallying the number of bagged snakes. Over 10 days, 907 participants hunted down a collective total of 280 invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) across the Everglades.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has named Tom Rahill the winner of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge after he captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons during the annual competition.

This year’s Ultimate Grand Prize winner and the recipient of $10,000 was Tom Rahill, who removed 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades National Park during the competition.