The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more than 900 participants from 30 states and Canada.

Woman wins 2025 Florida Python Challenge as record amount of snakes removed The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

College students are increasingly using AI tools like ChatGPT for personal writing assignments, though they report that AI-generated text often lacks “personal voice” and emotional authenticity.

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