The water management district began its landmark python hunting program in 2017. Hunters generally earn an hourly rate of $13 ...

In just a few short weeks, the vast and vital Everglades ecosystem will become the focal point of a critical conservation ...

One way the state has come up with to combat these creatures is the annual Florida Python Challenge. More: Python Q&A: What does a python bite feel like? On Thursday (May 15) the Florida Fish and ...

Participants must carry a printed or digital copy of their Florida Python Challenge registration notification email while hunting. Participants must complete required online training and receive a ...

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(WSVN) - The registration for the annual “Only in Florida” Python Challenge is now open, officials said. The Burmese pythons are an invasive species and are slithering through the Florida ...

Florida earnestly began hunting pythons in about 2012. It was the first year of the challenge and the same year a study in Everglades National Park suggested pythons were responsible for a decline ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share ...

Fast forward to now, as the state of Florida sponsors the challenge to try to slow the spread of the invasive snakes. Reich, a native Floridian who came across his first python while fishing in ...

Participants must carry a printed or digital copy of their Florida Python Challenge registration notification email while hunting. Participants must complete required online training and receive a ...

One way the state has come up with to combat these creatures is the annual Florida Python Challenge. On Thursday (May 15) the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will announce ...