Usually one of the first things people think about when they encounter a snake is running away from it. Not far behind would be what would happen if the snake bit them and how venomous is the bite?

Imagine wrestling a snake bigger than you! This veteran female python hunter did just that and took 2nd place for most pythons caught in 2024 Florida hunt.

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters will descend on the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state’s annual Python Challenge. Last year 857 participants helped remove 195 ...

On Friday morning at Everglades Holiday Park, Darren Bergmair and Pete Gutzmann, friends who traveled here from Fort Myers, learned how to catch a snake, namely the ubiquitous Burmese Python. Teaching ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

Donna Kalil won the bonus in May for removing 16 pythons. The annual Python Challenge, open for registration, runs from July 11-20. The South Florida Water Management District's python hunting program ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has begun, as hunters gear up to gather and compete for the champion title. According to the Python Challenge’s website, the invasive reptile poses an ecological ...

The South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake population.

(WSVN) - The annual Florida Python Challenge is underway with hundreds of hunters competing for the championship prize. With no natural predators in Florida, the Burmese pythons are on these hunters’ ...

A father and daughter on a hunting expedition in the Florida Everglades found two piles of pythons within hours of each other, video shows. Video screengrab A team of hunters searching for invasive ...