Hunters on trucks equipped with floodlights drive into the night during this humid, sweltering summer, deep in the swamp, to hunt for the invasive species during Florida’s annual Python Challenge.

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.

So you want to become the next Florida python hunter. The feat is not as simple as slinging a few snakes while galivanting through the swampy Everglades before calling it a day. Take it from Amy ...

Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban ...

It was just before 4 a.m. on Day 5 of the 2023 Python Challenge, a trademarked, only-in-Florida hunting bonanza held in August, and across the Everglades, hunters were pulling long hours in search ...

Kalil estimates she’s caught 300 pythons, mostly as part of the water management district’s 3-year-old program that pays hunters minimum wage up to 40 hours per week to hunt pythons, plus bonuses ...

Python hunters take on Florida Everglades' snake problem An invasive species in the Florida Everglades is threatening the area's sprawling ecosystem.

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission requires hunters to use humane killing methods, which means the python must lose consciousness immediately during the kill.

Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine ...

The python hunters of Florida Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons have decimated the wildlife of the Everglades. John-Paul Flintoff joins the posse on their tail ...