The Florida Python Challenge 2025 is in full swing. The annual snake hunt started at 12:01 a.m. July 11. It will end at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants have until July 20 to kill as many Burmese pythons ...

As of 2024, the best way to attempt to control the invasion of the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida is to kill the snakes. This is the reason why Florida, through the guidance of the Florida Fish ...

A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have happened before, though ...

Invasive Burmese pythons got loose in the Sunshine State in the late 1970s, and since then, their numbers have exploded. The boa constrictors can grow up to 20 feet long and 200 pounds. They are found ...

Following the conclusion of its annual Python Hunting Challenge, which allows hunters to kill thousands of the invasive ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is back. The event offers hunters from across the country the chance to win a $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize for removing the most invasive Burmese pythons from the ...

Nearly 800 hunters have temporary permission to kill the snakes Experts suggest destroying snake%27s brain in safest way possible Hunt may change way agencies manage invasive species DAVIE, Fla. -- A ...

Barry Offenberger is on a mission to redeem his team. In 2013, they caught several Burmese pythons. The problem is they didn't actually kill them. "We caught 10 snakes (in) 12 days and were actually ...

MIAMI -- Barry Offenberger is on a mission to redeem his team. In 2013, they caught several Burmese pythons. The problem is they didn't actually kill them. "We caught 10 snakes (in) 12 days and were ...