(AP) — Florida is marking a milestone in its attempt to control an infestation of Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The state has been paying a select group of 25 hunters to catch and kill the invasive snakes on state lands in South Florida since March 2017. On Tuesday, the 1,000th ...
I do as I'm told, knowing the cameras are rolling and that I'm with a bunch of guys so macho they don't even wear bug spray in the Florida Everglades, which has only recently become a garden of Eden for pythons, but has always been skeeter heaven (I, of course, had applied liber...
Establishment of invasive Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Florida USA has led to local precipitous declines (> 90%) of mesomammal populations and is also a major threat to native populations of reptiles and birds. Efforts to c...
Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes. The annual10-day hunt, which started more than a decade ...
Mike Kimmel, the owner of Martin County Trapping and Removals and Martin County Wildlife Rescue, came across the massive python in the dark night of the Everglades already wrapped around a 4-foot alligator this weekend. In a video posted to his Facebook page, Kimmel was...
His team is participating in this year'sPython Challenge. The South Florida Water Management District rewards people that catch pythons. That's because they say the snake has been killing off the ecosystem in the Everglades. They'll eat any animal they can fit...
Weighing in at a monstrous 133 pounds, it is the largest python captured to date through the South Florida Water Management Department (SFWMD) python elimination program, which aims to reduce the large population of pythons in the Everglades. Pythons are a problem in the area because t...
But the python’s mouth design goes the extra mile. Along with being disconnected, their lower jaws also have incredibly stretchy skin. This expands their dinner options to some of the biggest animals, like whitetail deer in the Everglades. One of the reasons pythons eat large prey has to ...
but different voices in the python hunting community have different opinions about how to deal with it.—Christian Zilko,IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025Researchers said 83 of those eggs hatched, illustrating how thepythonscontinue to maintain dominance in the Everglades and South Florida.—Alan Clemons,Out...
After starting Martin County Trapping & Removals, Mike pioneered new ways to track and hunt pythons in the Everglades—training the first-ever team of snake-hunting dogs. He holds records for the numbers of snakes caught, nests found, and eggs found. When he's not in the woods, he's on...