FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida has long been the land of big, scary swamp critters, but the Burmese python has taken over as the king of creepiness in ...

If you're looking for a way to become $10,000 richer, killing pythons may be it. The Florida Python Challenge starts in August and incentivizes hunters to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as ...

Although the Burmese python is not protected in Florida, anti-cruelty laws still apply when hunting this week. The competition recognizes the legal and ethical obligations to ensure humane killing is ...

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

As of 2024, the best way to attempt to control the invasion of the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida is to kill the snakes. This is the reason why Florida, through the guidance of the Florida Fish ...

There is vigilance to ensure snakes don’t suffer. And more rules could be on tap for the next upcoming challenge. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a ...

Snake encounter: Watch Python Huntress Amy Siewe wrangle a python as it attacks her Python Huntress Amy Siewe took on a six-foot Burmese python recently using her GoPro camera to capture the thrilling ...

It was the catch of a lifetime. For contracted python hunter Carl Jackson, wrangling a near record python earlier this year (Jan. 13) was likely satisfying in more ways than one. First, his struggle ...