Pythons in the Florida Everglades don't look like they're going anywhere anytime soon, which means the annual hunts to get rid of the invasive species is here until the problem is solved. The Everglades National Park will now allow state-contracted python hunters onto its federal lands to ...
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It looks like the South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program is off to a great start after 10 Burmese pythons were eliminated in 10 days. With a combined length of almost 100 feet for all of the captured pythons, the hunters received almost $2,000 in cash for their hard ...
READ MORE +The 2016 Python Challenge has officially ended and announced the winners of the competition. Declared a success by the FWC, more than 1,000 hunters from 29 states participated, removing 106 snakes for their shot at some $16,000 awarded over various categories. 2016 Python Challenge from My FWC ...
READ MORE +As many as 300,000 pythons occupy southern Florida. The United States even banned Burmese pythons from entering the country recently, but the already existing population continues to grow. They can be as large as 23 feet long and weigh up to 200 pounds. In the early winter of 2013, nearly 1,600 ...
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