Donna Kalil is a contracted snake hunter who won the 2024 Florida Python Challenge for catching and removing 11 of the invasive reptiles. In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters will descend ...

Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes. The ...

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 ...

A word of warning: If you’re afraid of snakes or blood-sucking insects, then this video showing a giant python being eaten alive by hundreds of ticks will almost assuredly give you the creeps. It’s ...

Editor’s note: Bill Kearney of the South Florida Sun Sentinel recently headed out to the Everglades, where the state’s annual Python Challenge is underway. I pull up at dusk to a half-dozen kids ...

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Today is the first day of The Florida Python Challenge, where snake ...

Burmese pythons, an invasive species in the Everglades, are being hunted and their skins used for luxury goods. Hunters like Zach Hoffman and Amy Siewe detail the process of skinning and preparing ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a Facebook post showing a wildlife wearing a Santa hat with Burmese python on his shoulder.

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...