On the third Thursday of the month the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission presents a one-hour class call 'Python Patrol'.

The state is offering a free “Python Patrol” course to learn how to identify, catch and humanely kill pythons.

Hunters and adventurers alike are gearing up for the Python Challenge, a 10-day event emphasizing safety for both hunters and the surrounding species.

So you want to bag a Burmese python, the invasive serpent with giraffe-like markings that has turned the Florida Everglades into its personal buffet?

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