FLORIDA (WKRC) - A trapper had a terrifying and exciting night when he was tasked with catching a Burmese python that measured over 17 feet long. Matthew Kogo, known as @pythonswampman on ...

The Burmese python, an invasive species that's destroying ... muscular bodies are their lethal weapons. As members of the boa family of snakes, they constrict or squeeze their prey to death ...

Every August, the state encourages hunters to thin the Burmese snake population with a 10-day competition, The Florida Python Challenge, which offers prizes for the most killed and the longest ...

“The impact the Burmese python is having on native wildlife cannot be denied. This is a wildlife issue of our time for the Greater Everglades ecosystem.” Previous studies indicated that large ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a python removal competition that happens in August. Participants have nine days to kill as many Burmese pythons as possible. Viral Instagram video show necropsy ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, will run from July 11-20. $25,000 in prizes will be awarded, including $10,000 for most pythons caught.

This makes a Burmese python capable of consuming prey six-times-bigger than what other snake species of similar sizes can eat. But according to a study recently published in the journal Reptiles ...

Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. They are non-native, invasive species that should be removed from the environment. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day annual ...

If you see a Burmese python slithering across your Florida driveway, can you shoot it? Turns out, yes. Humanely. Burmese pythons — large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes — are native to South ...

The python must be unconscious. A small rod, like a screwdriver, spike or pick, must be inserted into the cranial cavity and twisted to ensure the entire brain is destroyed. Burmese pythons must ...

Sightings should be reported to the FWC via hotline, app, or website. If you see a Burmese python slithering across your Florida driveway, can you shoot it? Turns out, yes. Humanely. Burmese ...