Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?

Donna Kalil is a contracted snake hunter who won the 2024 Florida Python Challenge for catching and removing 11 of the invasive reptiles.

Burmese pythons, an invasive species in the Everglades, are being hunted and their skins used for luxury goods. Hunters like Zach Hoffman and Amy Siewe detail the process of skinning and preparing ...

Recently, three hunters captured a nearly 17-foot Burmese python, showcasing the kind of experience some participants might get ahead of the event. Justice Sargood, a python hunter from Naples ...

Florida python hunterrs, Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught a massive Burmese python in the Everglades on May 31, 2025.

Three Florida men caught a 16-foot, 8-inch Burmese python weighing 105 pounds near Everglades City. The massive snake was captured and ethically dispatched after being spotted on the road. While this ...