Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

How do you take your python — deep-fried or sautéed in spices and olive oil? Though you might want to think twice for placing your order. The Florida Department of Health has recently penned an ...

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...

Since the 2020 Florida Python Challenge, 743 invasive Burmese pythons have been captured and removed from the Florida ecosystem. That is a considerable amount despite not knowing how many are ...

THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - Catching Burmese pythons is an itch that hundreds of hunters can’t wait to scratch every year, and for 10 days this month, they’re sending the big reptiles on the run in ...

The Burmese python is already considered a destructive force in the South Florida ecosystem. A new collaborative study that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples was part of has revealed ...

The Florida Python Challenge may have just ended, but one hunter already has her sights set on next year. "I set a goal to catch over 1,000 pythons, and I am very close to that right now," Donna Kalil ...

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2024. Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the ...