Up to $10,000 offered in Florida for hunting giant pythons in the Everglades | Requirements and how to participate

The annual hunt returns to the Everglades as officials step up efforts to control one of Florida’s most destructive invasive species.

Anaconda vs python: Comparing the world's most famous giant snakes

Few animals capture attention quite like giant snakes. Their size alone is enough to spark curiosity, and among the largest ...
Naples Daily News

Removal of extra large (giant!) python highlights November competition

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program awards cash prizes to python removal agents. Kevin Pavlidis was the top winner for November, earning $2,500 for removing the ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are changing Everglades in a surprising way: Study reveals giant snakes are spreading seeds

Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades are now understood to be indirectly spreading plant seeds by consuming birds and ...
Variety

‘The Python Hunt’ Review: An Entertainingly Garish Documentary Account of a State-Sanctioned Culling Spree

Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction film follows a variety of American oddballs chasing grisly snake-hunting glory in the annual Florida Python Challenge. Where that doc series had the ...
The New York Times

In ‘The Python Hunt,’ a Real Competition as Riveting as Fiction

The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...
IndieWire

‘The Python Hunt’ Trailer: A Wacky Cast of Snake Hunters Descend Upon the Everglades in Stranger-Than-Fiction Doc

Exclusive: The 2025 SXSW hit comes to theaters in May courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories. Sometimes, all you want from a documentary is a glimpse at something you’ve never seen before. On that ...