But this has barely made a dent in Florida's python population. Besides contracting with professional snake hunters, the FWC launched its now annual Florida Python Challenge in 2013.

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Python hunter Amy Siewe caught this nearly 12-foot python in August 2023. Invasive Burmese pythons have ravaged native wildlife in Florida, and so far, the most effective solution is hunting them.

The contest brings together amateur and professional snake-catchers to hunt within certain ... which is noted in a more than 100-page 2023 report that summarized decades of python research. More than ...

Florida is looking for snake hunters.McKayla Spencer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), holds a Burmese python at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

(TMX) - The annual Florida Python Challenge is coming up in August, with a grand prize of $10,000 available to the person who removes the most invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades ...

Florida is looking for snake hunters.McKayla Spencer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), holds a Burmese python at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

Florida is looking for snake hunters.McKayla Spencer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), holds a Burmese python at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.

These hunters are going after the Burmese python — one of the largest species of snakes and a major nuisance to Florida's wildlife.

Researchers have published a first- of-its-kind study that shows that near-infrared (NIR) spectrum cameras can help python hunters more effectively track down these invasive snakes, especially at ...