Ozzy Osbourne and son, Jack, hunted Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Here's what the 'Prince of Darkness' had to say about ...

The South Florida Water Management District's new incentive program seems to be working with nearly 100 snakes eliminated so ...

Snake wrangler Peggy Van Gorder holds a Burmese Python she captured in South Florida as part of the state’s python eradication program. (Photo by Beth Koehler) Snake wrangler Peggy Van Gorder ...

FWC said this time of year is ideal for holding the Python Challenge because hatchlings are emerging from eggs.

That’s where program assistant Jeff Fobb comes in. ... Most people did. Fobb warned him, “If you want to do a small snake, go now.” The python was 5 feet long — at least.

Pythons reproduce at high rates, with female snakes laying anywhere between 35 to 60 eggs, Spencer said. In July, the FWC’s Python Action Team found and removed a record-breaking python nest ...

Kevin Pavlidis, a professional python hunter, earns $50 for the first four feet of reptile and $25 per additional foot. He caught Florida's longest python — 18 feet and 9.75 inches — in 2019.

June's winner, Matt Kogo, captured 13 pythons. This brings the total for 2025 to 95 pythons eliminated. Photos: Winners for python incentive program ...