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Fat Bear Week Florida Python Challenge Python Challenge Burmese Python Challenge Fat Bear Week Contest Python Hunting Fat Bear Contest

Voting Opens for Fat Bear Week 2026 as Champion Chunk Returns

An online bracket that highlights how brown bears build fat for hibernation also drives donations and public attention to Katmai conservation.

Fat Bear Week Opens With 16 Contenders and Champion Chunk Back to Defend Title

Python Hunter Wins Florida Challenge After Removing 96 Snakes

Florida Python Challenge Begins With $25,000 in Prizes

Florida Opens Registration for 2026 Python Challenge Running July 10–19

Chunk Wins 2025 Fat Bear Week in Katmai After Final Showdown With 856

Fat Bear Week 2025 Runs Sept. 23–30

2025 Florida Python Challenge Sees Record Haul of 294 Burmese Pythons

Alaska's Fat Bear Week Begins After Tragic Bear-on-Bear Attack

Fat Bear Week Delayed After Fatal Bear Attack

Alaska's Fat Bear Week Kicks Off with Fat Bear Jr. Contestants Revealed

Florida Python Challenge 2024 Removes Nearly 200 Invasive Snakes