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Meet the 60-year-old who hunts invasive pythons that are 'destroying' the Florida Everglades: 'They were eating everything'

In the Florida Everglades, Burmese pythons have no natural predators and a near-endless food supply. The pythons, which are ...
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Want to get paid to hunt pythons in Florida? Here's how, what you can make

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the world, averaging between 6 and 9 feet. The longest python ever ...

Python hunt: A look at some of the biggest Burmese pythons caught in Florida

People travel from far and wide to the Florida Python Challenge. They camp in tents, RVs, to catch one of these elusive ...
New Times Broward-Palm Beach

Python Hunter Takes Tourists Into the Florida Wilderness to Catch the Invasive Species

It’s 10 p.m. on the fifth night of the 2023 Florida Python Challenge, and Amy Siewe is cruising nearly 11 feet above the pavement on her new “snake deck.” It’s a modified perch on the back of her ...
Arizona Daily Star

New Florida tourist thrill: Hunt, and maybe catch, a python. ‘No experience necessary’

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...