Florida python hunter's haul in April amounts to healthy cash bonuses

Every month the South Florida Water Management District challenges contracted hunters to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can.

The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

From the housing market to the corner office, America is paying the price for a generation that never learned to let go.
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How this snake hunter made history at the 2025 Florida Python Challenge

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?
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In Florida, Harriet is 'most interesting Burmese python on the planet'

A Burmese python named Harriet has challenged scientific understanding of the species' reproductive cycle. Harriet produced six clutches of eggs over seven reproductive cycles, a much higher rate than ...
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Florida Python Challenge returns in July with $25,000 in prizes for Everglades hunt

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The ...
Naples Daily News

Florida Python Challenge coming up. Look back at biggest snakes caught

Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists caught the heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in the Florida Everglades in ...
The New York Times

In ‘The Python Hunt,’ a Real Competition as Riveting as Fiction

The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...
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Seeking contracted python hunters to help us with our special coverage

The News-Press and Naples Daily News are planning special coverage of the annual python hunt in Florida. We are hoping to ...