Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...
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Florida woman catches 60 pythons in 10 days, becomes challenge's first female winner

"There were a lot of little baby snakes just getting out of the nest." ...

Florida readies to battle invasive pythons with a new video PSA

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

Hunting pythons in Florida requires knowing more than you think

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

An unexpected predator is raiding Burmese python nests in the Everglades

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive ...
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Florida python hunter wrangles 202-pound invasive snake, one of the heaviest on record

"It feels like a lot of little needles going into your hand and then tearing through the skin." ...
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Meet the Women Who Catch Python Snakes in the Everglades Every Night

Invasive Burmese pythons are squeezing the life out of the Everglades. An unlikely sisterhood of the swamp is taking them on. For Beth Koehler and Peggy Van Gorder, this is how it works: Three days a ...

Florida pythons are edible. There's just one big problem

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...

Python meat should never be on the menu. Here's why

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...