Burmese Python /tags/burmese-python Burmese Python en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:30:23 GMT Florida Python Challenge returns in July with $25,000 in prizes for Everglades hunt /environment/2026-06-01/florida-python-challenge-everglades-hunt Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The event runs from July 10 through July 19. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:30:23 GMT /environment/2026-06-01/florida-python-challenge-everglades-hunt Mohamed Alkawaja New documentary film takes audiences up close into the world of Burmese python hunting /the-south-florida-roundup/2026-05-26/documentary-film-burmese-python-hunting The new film 'The Python Hunt' follows the Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition in the Florida Everglades that aims to eradicate the area of Burmese pythons, an invasive species that causes harm to the local ecosystem Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /the-south-florida-roundup/2026-05-26/documentary-film-burmese-python-hunting Chris D'Avanzo Not a petting zoo: Researchers track Burmese pythons with South Florida congresswoman /environment/2026-03-13/burmese-python-everglades-radio-tracking-wasserman-schultz When it comes to tackling invasive species in South Florida, it's not just about spotting and removing. A group of University of Florida researchers are using telemetry trackers to find and understand the habits of the elusive and invasive Burmese python. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:02:00 GMT /environment/2026-03-13/burmese-python-everglades-radio-tracking-wasserman-schultz Sofia Zarran New Florida tourist thrill: Hunt, and maybe catch, a python. ‘No experience necessary’ /environment/2024-10-29/new-florida-tourist-thrill-hunt-and-maybe-catch-a-python-no-experience-necessary Amy Siewe, who is well known in South Florida’s python-hunting community, is pioneering new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-29/new-florida-tourist-thrill-hunt-and-maybe-catch-a-python-no-experience-necessary Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald Winner of Florida's annual python challenge removes 20 from the wild /environment/2024-09-18/winner-of-floridas-annual-python-challenge-removes-20-from-the-wild The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Ronald Kiger was announced as the winner and will take home the $10,000 grand prize. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-09-18/winner-of-floridas-annual-python-challenge-removes-20-from-the-wild Stephany Matat | Associated Press Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge /environment/2024-08-09/snake-hunters-will-wrangle-invasive-burmese-pythons-in-everglades-during-floridas-10-day-challenge The Florida Wildlife Commission, who hosts the yearly event, aims to bring public awareness of the harms of invasive species in Florida with this event and engage the public in Everglades conversation through incentive-based hunting. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-08-09/snake-hunters-will-wrangle-invasive-burmese-pythons-in-everglades-during-floridas-10-day-challenge Pythons are eating the Everglades. Could eating them instead help fight climate change? /environment/2024-04-09/pythons-are-eating-the-everglades-could-eating-them-instead-help-fight-climate-change Burmese pythons are hunted and euthanized in the Florida Everglades due to being an invasive species. Some countries farm python to eat and Australian researchers say its the best meat for the planet. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:15:00 GMT /environment/2024-04-09/pythons-are-eating-the-everglades-could-eating-them-instead-help-fight-climate-change Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald Blueprint created for invasive species removal in Everglades /environment/2023-08-18/invasive-species-removal-everglades-florida A coordinated series of efforts over 10 years to eradicate the spectacled caiman from the Western Everglades resulted in the removal of 251 of the creatures. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:56:36 GMT /environment/2023-08-18/invasive-species-removal-everglades-florida Tom Bayles Naples man captures 19-foot Burmese python in Big Cypress; confirmed as a world record /environment/2023-07-19/naples-man-burmese-python-big-cypress-world-record Naples resident Jake Waleria, who is 22 and an amateur python hunter, caught a world-record 19-footer with some friends earlier this month in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:50:51 GMT /environment/2023-07-19/naples-man-burmese-python-big-cypress-world-record Tom Bayles Python invasion has exploded out of the Everglades /environment/2023-03-13/python-invasion-has-exploded-out-of-the-everglades An ambitious new paper produced by the U.S. Geological Survey found that the python population has exploded in only 20 years from a few snakes at the southern tip of Everglades National Park to an invasion that envelops the southern third of Florida. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-13/python-invasion-has-exploded-out-of-the-everglades