Florida alligators are opportunistic feeders with a wide-ranging diet. Invasive Burmese pythons are on the gator menu.
In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.
Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...
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With a new year under way the South Florida Water Management Districted (SFWMD) is once again incentivizing Burmese python hunters in Florida to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can ...
A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...
Iguanas are an invasive species in Florida that anecdotally appear to be growing in numbers although there are no good counts of their population statewide. They are a nuisance because they eat ...
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The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has removed 245 pythons so far in 2025. Brian Hargrove was the top hunter in August, capturing 63 invasive snakes. The program ...