The average snake caught has measured 12.6 feet in length, and the program has removed 277 breeding females. The Burmese python has a diet of more than 80 species, according to the Conservancy.

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More than 900 hunters descended on the Everglades this year for the annual hunt that raises awareness about this invasive ...

In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters will descend on the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state’s annual Python Challenge. Last year 857 participants helped remove 195 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem.

In early June, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced it had removed more than 6,300 pounds of snakes during the most recent six-month season, pushing the program’s total haul past the ...

This includes a scout snake program that fits radio telemetry trackers on 40 male pythons, so they can be tracked to reproductive females during mating season (November through April).

Registration opened May 15 for this year’s challenge, which begins July 11 at 12:01 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m. July 20. The water management district began its landmark python hunting program ...

From our archives: 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.