The South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake ...
Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...
I moved to Florida when I was 6 years old. I grew up catching toads and snakes and going fishing, and I just continued to ...
Police in Pinecrest captured a 14-foot Burmese python on U.S. 1, with the event underscoring invasive species issues.
Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...
As Burmese pythons threaten Florida habitats, a local program incentivizes residents to assist with capturing and killing them. Aaron Mann won the top prize of $1,000 after wrangling 87 of the snakes ...
The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, which was meant to bring awareness to the threat that these pythons ...
Taylor Stanberry of Naples took home first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. She catches invasive Burmese pythons year-round as a contractor with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm ...