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It’s official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day ...
Recent sightings of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are these massive snakes invading urban areas?
Burmese pythons can swim, burrow and climb trees and they eat almost anything. Here's what to know about the invasive snake in Florida.
The state’s wildlife commission hosts the Florida Python Challenge to incentivize people to track down invasive Burmese pythons that thrive in Florida’s preserved wetlands.
In the dead of night, hunters go deep into the Florida Everglades, searching for the invasive Burmese pythons that are eating up mice, rabbits and other prey.
They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat.
So, The Wild team traveled to South Florida to meet two of the most skilled python hunters on Kirkland’s team to learn about how they’re tackling the invasion of the Burmese python.
Should you ever see a Burmese python in the wild Florida, the state Wildlife Commission says it should be informed immediately.
These pythons are notoriously hard to spot in the wild and determining their numbers is difficult, but the United States Geological Survey conservatively estimates tens of thousands have spread ...