The South Florida Water Management District announced the August winners for its Python Elimination Program and the bonus ...

Invasive Burmese Pythons are a great threat to Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Note to audience: Today (May 19) the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management ...

Florida contracted python hunters get paid hourly and get additional bonus money based on my pythons and longest pythons ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...

Florida Python Challenge 2026 winner Tom Rahill captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons in 10 days, all from Everglades National Park, shattering the all-time competition record by 60 percent. The ...

Professional python hunter Carl Jackson recently caught a 202-pound python, the second heaviest ever recorded in Florida. Python bites are a common risk for hunters, and their teeth feel like needles ...