An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?
SXSW: Snake hunters from around the world descend upon the Everglades to cull the invasive Burmese python population in a contest that plays out like a Florida-fied "Cannonball Run." You can’t have a ...
The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.
“It’s hours of boredom interrupted by a few minutes of pretty intense adrenalin,” says one jaded participant in the Florida ...
The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...
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 ...