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Taylor Stanberry, First Female Winner, Catches 60 Pythons

7/27/2026

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Taylor Stanberry of Naples won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge by catching 60 Burmese pythons and earning $10,000.
She became the first woman winner since 2013 and used the prize to start the Wild Stanberry's Sanctuary nonprofit.
Over 900 participants removed 294 pythons from the Everglades during the July 10-19 2025 hunt.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation reported a new satellite Burmese python population in western Charlotte County, north of Naples.

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Story summary

Taylor Stanberry of Naples won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge by catching 60 Burmese pythons and earning $10,000.
She became the first woman winner since 2013 and used the prize to start the Wild Stanberry's Sanctuary nonprofit.
Over 900 participants removed 294 pythons from the Everglades during the July 10-19 2025 hunt.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation reported a new satellite Burmese python population in western Charlotte County, north of Naples.