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Snake hunters wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during 10-day challenge
The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons. Here’s what to know.
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Annual 10-day python challenge kicks off in Florida's Everglades
Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes.
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Invasive, enormous, insatiable: What we know about the pythons destroying Florida's ecosystem
The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat?
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ON VIDEO: Florida trapper catches 17-foot python in the Everglades
A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python over the weekend in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale, and the major catch was caught on video.
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ON VIDEO: Florida trapper catches 17-foot python in the Everglades
A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale.
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Registration officially open for $25K Python Challenge
The Florida Python Challenge 2024 is officially accepting applicants.
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Registration now open for 2024 Python Challenge
Florida holds an annual competition to remove Burmese pythons, which are considered an invasive species, from the Everglades.
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Here are some of Florida's most dreaded invasive species
If you live in Florida, you’re no stranger to our many dreaded invasive species.
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PHOTOS: Hunters wrangle one of the heaviest pythons ever caught in Florida
Over the weekend, hunters nabbed one of the heaviest Burmese pythons ever recorded in the state of Florida.
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Images: 198-pound Burmese python captured in Collier County
Mike Elfenbein and a group of python hunters caught a monster Burmese python Friday in Big Cypress National Reserve, measuring 17 feet and 2 inches and weighing 198 pounds.
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Insane images of one of the heaviest pythons ever caught in Florida
Over the weekend, hunters nabbed one of the heaviest Burmese pythons ever recorded in the state of Florida.
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2023 Florida Python Challenge winners have been named. Here's how many they caught
Over 1,000 contestants came to the Sunshine State in hopes of claiming the $10,000 grand prize.
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Invasive, enormous, insatiable: What we know about the pythons destroying Florida's ecosystem
The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat?
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Why are Burmese pythons such a danger to Florida's ecosystem? Wildlife expert explains
McKayla Spencer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission explains why Burmese pythons pose such a dangerous threat to Florida’s wildlife and environment — especially in the Everglades.
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Invasive python found pregnant with over 60 eggs in the Florida Everglades
Floridians are encouraged to hunt pythons – you can win up to $10,000 as part of the FWC’s “Florida Python Challenge.”
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Registration Opens for Florida Python Challenge 2023
Registration is officially open today for a tradition mean to spread awareness about a major threat to the Everglades. NBC6’s Julia Bagg reports.
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‘Very Inhumane': Owner Angry Over FWC Killing Snakes
Chris Coffee, the owner of the snakes, spoke to NBC6 about his anger over FWC killing his pythons. Kim Wynne reports
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Shocking Video Shows Wildlife Officers Killing More Than 30 Pythons, Pet Boa at South Florida Reptile Facility
Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were caught on video killing dozens of pythons and a pregnant boa constrictor at a reptile facility in South Florida.
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Video of FWC Officers Killing More Than 30 Snakes at South Florida Reptile Facility
Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were caught on video killing dozens of pythons and a pregnant boa constrictor at a reptile facility in West Palm Beach.
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Gator Seen Chomping Down on Massive Python in Florida Everglades
A wild video posted to social media shows an alligator chowing down on a massive python in the Florida Everglades.