Veteran python hunter Donna Kalil was optimistic this year she would take home the $10,000 grand prize in the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. Kalil, a contract hunter with the South Florida Water ...

The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike Kimmel once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm causing blood to spurt in rhythm with his racing heart. Alone ...

Editor’s note: Bill Kearney, who covers the environment for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, headed out to the Everglades, where he experienced a python hunt … of the canine kind. I’m on my hands and ...

Hillbilly Dave Hackathorn, of Waverly, holds a Burmese python he captured in the Florida Everglades. Hackathorn will be in the first episode in Season 5 of “Swamp People: Serpent Invasion” at 9:30 p.m ...

Catching invasive Burmese pythons in Florida is challenging; some hunters grab the snakes by the back of the head, others try to be safer and grab them by the tail, but one hunter decided to catch a ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has begun, as hunters gear up to gather and compete for the champion title. According to the Python Challenge’s website, the invasive reptile poses an ecological ...

Earlier this month, Mathew Kogo, a professional python hunter, tangoed with a gigantic snake: A 17-foot invasive python. And he captured the whole thing in a series of short videos. Don’t watch these ...

When one of the hunters tried to grab the invasive snake, it came out of the tree at him, video shows. Video screengrab It’s increasingly common to find Burmese pythons in high grass in South Florida, ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge began at 12:01 am Friday, Aug. 9 and ended at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. In total, 857 participants competed in the 2024 snake hunt challenge from 33 states and Canada.

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2020. The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is currently underway until Aug. 18. The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike ...