E&E

Enviros challenge proposed Everglades water project coupled with rock mine

Environmentalists have blasted state officials about the mine since the South Florida Water Management District described the project as a potential benefit to Everglades restoration. TALLAHASSEE, ...
CNN

Florida’s Python Challenge is just wrangling snakes for some. But for military vets, it’s a chance to heal

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...
USA Today

Python purge: What you need to know about the Python Challenge in Florida

The annual Florida Python Challenge starts on Friday at 12:01 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Aug, 18. Participants can win more than $25,000 in prizes as they remove invasive Burmese pythons from South ...

Photos show monster Burmese pythons caught in Florida Python Challenge

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Snake hunters wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during 10-day challenge

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 of $30,000 in prizes. The ...
Palm Beach Post

Everything to know: Florida Python Challenge, the snake hunt with a cult-like following

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. The annual competition aims to rid the Everglades of the Burmese python, an invasive species that poses a threat to the ecosystem. The snake hunt ...

This is what happens when a GoPro camera is attached to a python

Burmese pythons, a non-native snake, has proliferated across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida.
WPBF

Annual python challenge aims to reduce Everglades species

SNAKE HUNTERS HEAD BACK INTO THE EVERGLADES TOMORROW ON FLORIDA’S ANNUAL TEN DAY PYTHON CHALLENGE. THE SNAKE HUNT BEGAN TODAY WITH THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING THE INVASIVE SPECIES OF SNAKE THAT THREATENS ...
CBS News

Now in its 11th year, Florida Python Challenge continues goal to stabilize Everglades ecosystem

Steve Maugeri joined the CBS News Miami team in April 2024. Steve has always loved the beach and is excited to live this close to the ocean within a major city as well! EVERGLADES - Those ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Challenge Vowed After Court Stalls Everglades Detention Center Shutdown

MIAMI— A federal appeals court today paused a lower court order that required the state of Florida and the Trump administration to wind down environmentally destructive activities at a mass detention ...
News 6 WKMG

Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge

Universal Orlando Resort’s seasonal celebration, Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval kicks off Feb. 1. Why pay for Microsoft 365? This permanent Office license is so much cheaper ...