Besides contracting with professional snake hunters, the FWC launched its now annual Florida Python Challenge in 2013.

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Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge ...

Python hunter Amy Siewe caught this nearly 12-foot python in August 2023. Invasive Burmese pythons have ravaged native wildlife in Florida, and so far, the most effective solution is hunting them.

Florida is looking for snake hunters.McKayla Spencer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), holds a Burmese python at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has begun, as hunters gear up to gather and compete for the champion title.

Florida is looking for snake hunters.McKayla Spencer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), holds a Burmese python at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.

But this has barely made a dent in Florida's python population. Besides contracting with professional snake hunters, the FWC launched its now annual Florida Python Challenge in 2013.

Florida is looking for snake hunters.McKayla Spencer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), holds a Burmese python at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...