It was about 10 p.m. on July 18, the last night of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, when two veteran snake catchers ended up wrestling the biggest snake of the competition. “Tom was behind me on his bike, and while going along I happened to glance over into the brush and saw a big snake. The Biggest Snake from the Florida Python ChallengeThe veteran snake hunters who are licensed by the state to remove the invasive pythons had caught plenty of the big reptiles previously. Levinson was awarded $1,000 for capturing the longest snake during the state-sponsored Florida Python Challenge. Nearly 300 pythons were removed in July, with most caught during the well-publicized Python Challenge competition.