The program is 10 years old. They have removed over 1,000 pythons and over 30,000 lbs. of snakes in those 10 years.

In South Florida, beneath the tangled brush of the Everglades, a toy rabbit stirs. It doesn’t hop or graze, but to a nearby ...

The latest weapon in Florida to catch Burmese pythons is one you may not expect; a furry robot rabbit. Here are six things to ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. Ahead of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, the Naples Daily News and The News-Press ...

The Python Elimination Program was introduced to protect the Everglades from the invasive snakes. Learn more about the Python Elimination Program The hunt kicked off on March 25.

So far, the snake posse has helped bag about 26,000 pounds of pythons, Bartoszek said. “So 13 tons of python, with a few people and constant pressure over time by following our male scout snakes ...

In 2017, Ozzy Osbourne and son, Jack, hunted Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Here's what the 'Prince of Darkness' had to say about the snake hunt.

Pythons reproduce at high rates, with female snakes laying anywhere between 35 to 60 eggs, Spencer said. In July, the FWC’s Python Action Team found and removed a record-breaking python nest ...

The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...