"He wasn’t just my hunting dog Otto was the pioneer of python hunting in Florida. Long before this became a profession, Otto ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them ...

"I hit the Florida Everglades with Trouble and Uzi during python breeding season, and the dogs found multiple pythons in one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hunt is on! Hunters are scouring the Florida Everglades in search of the state's most destructive invasive species for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Social media videos often make python hunting in Florida look like a quick operation. But NBC 6 joined an ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, holds a Burmese python at a media event, Thursday, June 16, 2022, where he announced that registration for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge has opened for the ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...

Bob Bramblet is a Lee County Sheriff's Office employee, outdoorsman, and award-winning writer. He hunts invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades to protect native wildlife. Bramblet has written a ...

There’s a snake in the Everglades that no one native to Florida ever asked for. The Burmese python didn’t slither up from the Caribbean or ride a hurricane in from Asia. We brought it — through the ...

Hunters are scouring the Florida Everglades in search of the state's most destructive invasive species for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, which began just after midnight on July 10. The annual ...