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 ...
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 ...
Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...
If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. — A snake-hunting team just bagged one of the largest Burmese pythons ever caught in Florida. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood said they had covered 140 miles and ...