A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have happened before, though ...

Although the Burmese python is not protected in Florida, anti-cruelty laws still apply when hunting this week. The competition recognizes the legal and ethical obligations to ensure humane killing is ...

When it comes to humanely killing Florida's nonnative reptiles, like iguanas and Burmese pythons, it's all about hitting the mark. In the case of these reptiles that means the brain. Last week Naples ...

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held here. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from halfway ...

Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. They are non-native, invasive species that should be removed from the environment. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day annual, ...

Hunting Burmese pythons is all the rage this week as the 2024 Florida Python Challenge is underway. However, as participants gear up to hunt as many pythons as they can before Sunday night, Aug. 18, ...