Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held here. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from halfway ...

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 ...

It sounds challenging. Learn everything you need to know about a Burmese python in 60 minutes − how it arrived in Florida, how to identify a python, how to search for one and ultimately, the humane ...

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 ...

If you're looking for a way to become $10,000 richer, killing pythons may be it. The 2024 Florida Python Challenge hunt is happening soon. Here are important things to know about the annual snake hunt ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. The annual competition aims to rid the Everglades of the Burmese python, an invasive species that poses a threat to the ecosystem. The snake hunt ...

State contractors caught the heaviest Burmese python ever recorded for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission a few months ago. Naples-based FWC hunters caught the giant python in Big ...

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 ...

Florida is letting you join the state’s python battle, soon offering an online program that’ll tell you all about the invasive snakes. The free hourlong session, known as “Python Patrol,” will be ...