8,000 pounds of invasive Burmese python removed from the Florida Everglades

The season’s largest female python weighed 153 pounds and measured 17 feet long. As a result of their work, researchers ...

Python captures by Florida scientists overshadowed by hoopla over annual amateur contest

According to the Bible, the world’s first con man was a snake. It deceived Adam and Eve, leading them to commit the first sin ...
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Southwest Florida Snake Squad Hauls Out Four Tons Of Giant Pythons

Southwest Florida just wrapped a massive python roundup, and the numbers are hard to ignore. Conservation teams with the ...
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South Florida Film Previews: “The Python Hunt”, "Facing the Future: South Florida vs. Climate Change", and “An Instrumental Start: A Model for the Nation”

On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we speak with filmmaker Xander Robin about his new documentary “The Python Hunt.” The film examines the rise of Burmese pythons as “exotic pets” that ...
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New documentary film takes audiences up close into the world of Burmese python hunting

Every year, hundreds of professional hunters, thrill-seekers, and curious amateurs descend on South Florida for the annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive ...