In just a few short weeks, the vast and vital Everglades ecosystem will become the focal point of a critical conservation effort as the 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicks off. From July 11-20, participants will brave the wilds of South Florida with a shared mission: to help protect native wildlife by removing invasive Burmese pythons,

"The Python Challenge is a great way to get people directly involved in the protection and stewardship of the Everglades," the fantastically named "Alligator Ron" Bergeron, a South Florida Water Management District Governing Board member, told the Tampa Bay Free Press.

Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide will face Brad Brownell's Clemson Tigers in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Not everyone is excited.