They did it by capturing the longest-ever documented python in the state. And for some of the men, it was their first time ever hunting a python. “It was trying to wrap me up trying to strangle me,” ...

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A record-breaking monster Burmese python has been caught by two Florida hunters, measuring 5.7 meters (18.75 feet). Breaking the previous record of longest Burmese python caught in Florida by around 2 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is less than two months away, but in Florida, being prepared to run into a Burmese python is always handy. The 10-day competition encourages novice and expert hunters to ...

Since the late 1970s, invasive Burmese pythons have been wreaking havoc on southwest Florida, gobbling up native species and harming the area’s biodiversity. With no natural predators to keep the ...

Officials in South Florida captured a record-breaking 18-foot, 4-inch Burmese python in Big Cypress National Preserve last month as part of an ongoing effort to remove the invasive species from the ...

The South Florida Water Management District's python incentive program has eliminated nearly 100 Burmese pythons in six months. Matt Kogo removed 13 pythons in June, earning a $1,000 award. The ...