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The South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake population.
Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...
Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...
I moved to Florida when I was 6 years old. I grew up catching toads and snakes and going fishing, and I just continued to ...
The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.
As Burmese pythons threaten Florida habitats, a local program incentivizes residents to assist with capturing and killing them. Aaron Mann won the top prize of $1,000 after wrangling 87 of the snakes ...
Taylor Stanberry, a 29-year-old Naples resident, was introduced as the 2025 Florida Python Challenge winner on Aug. 13. At 4-feet, 11-inches tall, Stanberry is taking home the grand prize of $10,000 ...
Taylor Stanberry of Naples took home first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. She catches invasive Burmese pythons year-round as a contractor with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
A first responder who specializes in catching invasive Burmese pythons had a busy week wrangling the reptiles in Miami-Dade ...
MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...