The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. The annual competition aims to rid the Everglades of the Burmese python, an invasive species that poses a threat to the ecosystem. The snake hunt ...

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 hunt, ...

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 ...

When it comes to the invasive and destructive Burmese python in Florida, it's as simple as those two words. Starting Friday (July 11) another step will be taken to reduce the population of these ...

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The snakes have been officially counted and we have a winner for the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. On Tuesday (Sept. 17) the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that this year ...

Good luck finding pythons, the invasive species that has been slithering around the Everglades for years and destroying the ecosystem. But just because pythons are difficult to find doesn't stop ...

The winners of a 10-day hunt for Burmese pythons, which had more than 850 participants from 33 states and Canada collectively removing 195 of the invasive species from south Florida, were announced ...

Florida officials are testing a new method that involves a robotic bunny to remove unwanted invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades The robotic rabbits are made to look, sound, and even smell ...

It was like sinking an absolutely stunning buzzer beater only to realize that time had expired. The Glades Boys, a team of Burmese python hunters, were participating in the last day of the annual ...