Elementary-age learners can meet a live Michigan snake and learn how wildlife researchers study animals during an upcoming Exploring with Scientists program from 2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 19 at the W.K.

A record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons removed from Southwest Florida this season has highlighted the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s aggressive, science-driven effort to protect native ...

Florida's Python Elimination Program pays certified hunters to remove the invasive snakes from the Everglades. Burmese pythons have caused a severe decline in native small mammal populations in South ...

A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years hunting invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s Everglades, earning hourly pay while helping protect native wildlife.

A 16-foot Burmese python weighing 147.9 pounds was included in a US Geological Survey test of drone technology being evaluated for tracking invasive snakes in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. In ...

The South Florida Water Management District announced its August 2026 bonus award winners for its Python Elimination Program. Brian Hargrove captured the most pythons with 45, while Kennith ...

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

Every month the South Florida Water Management District awards cash bonuses to contracted hunters for the number of pythons they eliminate.