On Friday morning at Everglades Holiday Park, Darren Bergmair and Pete Gutzmann, friends who traveled here from Fort Myers, learned how to catch a snake, namely the ubiquitous Burmese Python. Teaching ...

Three Florida men caught a 16-foot, 8-inch Burmese python weighing 105 pounds near Everglades City. The massive snake was captured and ethically dispatched after being spotted on the road. The famous ...

(WSVN) - The annual Florida Python Challenge is underway with hundreds of hunters competing for the championship prize. With no natural predators in Florida, the Burmese pythons are on these hunters’ ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

Invasive Burmese pythons are a major ecological threat to the Everglades, decimating native animal populations. Researchers are testing robot bunnies equipped with heat and movement to lure pythons ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Snake hunters, the race is on to protect Florida’s native wildlife by killing as many Burmese pythons as possible – and potentially bring home a share of $25,000 in prize money ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, ending July 20, had 933 participants from 30 states and two countries. $25,000 in prizes will be awarded across professional, novice, and military categories. The ...

Aaron Mann removed 87 Burmese pythons in July, the most by any hunter in the South Florida Water Management District's 2025 incentive program. Mann's total brings the 2025 program's eliminated python ...

These hunters couldn't just slither their way out of this one! In order to win a cash prize, they had to face a snake head-on. Hailing from the U.S. and Canada, more than 900 people participated in ...

The use of fire arms, dogs and other animals is prohibited during the Florida Python Challenge Logan is a Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. His work has previously ...

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