Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge between July 11 and July 20. She brought in 19 during the 2024 contest when ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

Python Cowboy Mike Kimmel and Python Huntress Amy Siewe are just two of the legendary characters trying to keep the rising population of Burmese pythons in check in Florida's Everglades. Both were ...

The dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge are set. Take a look at the longest and heaviest Burmese pythons ever caught in the Sunshine State.

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Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.

Python hunter Amy Siewe caught this nearly 12-foot python in August 2023. Invasive Burmese pythons have ravaged native wildlife in Florida, and so far, the most effective solution is hunting them.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Python Program and its Python Challenge have garnered largely positive press over the years, with particular praise for the humane methods ...

(TMX) - The annual Florida Python Challenge is coming up in August, with a grand prize of $10,000 available to the person who removes the most invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades ecosystem.

These hunters are going after the Burmese python — one of the largest species of snakes and a major nuisance to Florida's wildlife.

Have you ever wanted to become a snake hunter in the Florida Everglades? Now’s your chance. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced registration is open for the state’s 2022 Python Challenge at a press conference ...