Environment in Python

Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

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Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes

The day has finally arrived.

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What does a python bite look like? Invasive snake hunter shows battle scars.

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Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

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Florida hunters are spotting more giant pythons as fires, cold snaps strip away cover

One of Florida's most notorious invasive predators became easier to spot as wildfires and cold snaps pushed Burmese pythons out of the brush — and a 10-foot python into one resident's path.

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Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

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Florida biologists use scout pythons to remove a record 8,080 pounds of invasive snakes

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

"What we thought was just one nesting python turned into something we've never seen before," Python Cowboy wrote. "Four big pythons, 3 active nests, and a female still full of eggs. All in the same sa...

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Florida Python Challenge kicks off in Everglades

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000

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In Photos: Scientists snag Everglades python eggs for invasive species research

See scientists wrangling the invasive snakes.

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New Florida python hot spot has wildlife officials worried | Exclusive

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

Palm Beach Post

Florida vultures caught eating invasive python eggs in rare first

Researchers observed vultures eating invasive Burmese python eggs for the first time in Florida. The only other documented predator of python eggs in Florida is the bobcat. Scientists believe the vultures likely used their sense of smell to locate the ...

Florida pythons are edible. There's just one big problem

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science stepped in.

Naples Daily News on MSN

Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.