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 ...
NBC News

Florida man removes 20 Burmese pythons from Everglades, winning contest

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 Florida ...
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 ...
CNN

Hunters are swarming the Florida Everglades for the annual python challenge. The state says it’s vital to save the ecosystem

Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida. Nowadays, you’re lucky if you spot one mammal in the area, according to wildlife experts. Who’s ...
The News-Press

Florida's annual Burmese python roundup is underway — and there's still time to join

Sure, Florida’s python roundup may be a little gimmicky — an annual photo op with swarms of media and high-dollar prizes (so far totaling more than $24,000 this year) but the motivation is dead ...
WGAL

Hunters are swarming the Florida Everglades for the annual python challenge

Video above: Gov. Ron DeSantis announces 2022 Florida Python ChallengeDeer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida.Nowadays, you're lucky if ...