Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes
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Burmese pythons are spreading across Florida, but experts warn they may soon adapt to survive in colder climates.
Photographer and writer Bob Bramblet is the past president of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association, and he wrote a book called 'Where the Python Sleeps'.
Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and captured 60 pythons in 10 days. Researchers have used ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese python hunters slogging through Florida's muggy southern reaches may find their most valuable tool in the future is more than a keen eye and courage. It could be their cellphone.
Burmese pythons — destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside the Everglades.