A conservation group in Florida just received the longest Burmese python on state record, nabbed by a 22-year-old python hunter. The pre-historic-looking beast – which measured 19 feet and 125 pounds ...
It’s 10 p.m. on the fifth night of the 2023 Florida Python Challenge, and Amy Siewe is cruising nearly 11 feet above the pavement on her new “snake deck.” It’s a modified perch on the back of her ...
If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...
With Florida's annual Burmese python hunt wrapping up Sunday (July 20) at 5 p.m., the next phase of the 2025 competition will be the announcement of the winners, including the $10,000 grand prize ...
Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...
Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...
The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program announced its October winners. Hunter Donna Kalil captured the most pythons in October with 21, earning her a bonus award.
Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is the most efficient way to nab the lizard, says Mike Kimmel, who goes by ...
Siewe, who is well known in South Florida’s python-hunting community, is pioneering new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors like the Wessels on excursions to find ...
Florida has deployed a new weapon in the Everglades’ ongoing crusade against the invasive and prolifically deadly Burmese python: an army of robot rabbits. Stanberry claimed $10,000, FWC’s top prize ...
Need a few extra bucks? Maybe you can make those extra dollars hunting pythons! The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission is teaming up with the Everglades National Park to expand the state’s ...