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It was a hobby that many might find terrifying. Danny Conner managed to turn it into a career. For more than two decades, Conner was a traveling reptile showman, regularly driving his white cargo van ...
Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban ...
Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest ...
Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. Michael Marousky ...
And the Ultimate Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge is ... Taylor Stanberry. Stanberry, who was recognized at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting today ...
A large albino Burmese python, nicknamed "Nanners," was captured in Prosperity, South Carolina, after weeks on the loose. Local resident Warren Gallman and friends caught the snake, which had been ...
Taylor Stanberry took home the grand prize of $10,000 after removing 60 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. (FWC, FWC) FLORIDA – A woman won $10,000 on Thursday after removing 60 Burmese Pythons from ...
A cyclist in Florida's Everglades filmed an alligator consuming a Burmese python. The incident occurred in the Shark Valley area, about 40 miles from Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention facility ...
A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...