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A woman won $10,000 on Thursday after removing 60 Burmese Pythons from the Everglades in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge.
An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...
Florida python hunters Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught a massive Burmese python in the Everglades on May 31, 2025.
A Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day ...
An alligator in the Florida Everglades was seen doing its part to combat the invasion of Burmese pythons in the region, ...
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge featured 934 participants from 30 states and Canada, who removed 294 invasive Burmese ...
That amounts to a fifth of all the pythons caught in the challenge this year and triple the number that last year’s winner ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the results of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, ...
The pythons, after escaping or being dumped from the illegal exotic pet trade, have reproduced in staggering numbers in ...
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says a fire captain removed an invasive Burmese python found in a shed. Video shows Capt. Rusty Shaw inside the shed, carefully getting the snake out. Wildlife experts say ...
Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, with a population spread across more than 1,000 square miles of South Florida, including Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve.
Pythons have been established in the Everglades since the 1980s, but studies and sightings show the cold-blooded snakes have adapted to cooler temperatures and different habitats. The USGS has ...