SXSW: Snake hunters from around the world descend upon the Everglades to cull the invasive Burmese python population in a contest that plays out like a Florida-fied "Cannonball Run." You can’t ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge has slithered to its conclusion, with professionally categorized python purger Ronald Kiger crowned its victor after he removed 20 Burmese pythons from the ...

Ronald Kiger of Marion County won the 2024 Python Challenge, that took place Aug. 9-18, triumphing over 857 participants, bringing in 20 Burmese pythons during the contest. Kiger won the grand ...

The annual contest ran from Aug. 9 to Aug. 18 and saw ... State officials have encouraged the capture and humane killing of Burmese pythons since the non-native species took root in south Florida ...