Two kings of the swamp battling for supremacy. Alligators have long called Florida home and have been the unequivocal king of ...

Burmese pythons were introduced to Florida via the pet trade and are now well established in the Everglades, where the snake represents a threat to the ecosystem. FWC officials claim the intent of ...

The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, which was meant to bring awareness to the threat that these pythons ...

Florida Python Challenge has slithered to its conclusion, with professionally categorized python purger Ronald Kiger crowned ...

State officials have encouraged the capture and humane killing of Burmese pythons since the non-native species took root in south Florida and began to proliferate in the Everglades, with few ...

Aycock, a contractor with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, has hunted Burmese pythons in the Everglades for 11 years. The retired U.S. Army veteran divides his time between ...

Editor’s note: Bill Kearney, who covers the environment for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, headed out to the Everglades ... open mindedness — Kimmel says few dogs are willing to target pythons.

He won $10,000 for taking top honors, removing 20 Burmese pythons − the invasive snake damaging the ecosystem mostly in the Everglades. A total of 195 pythons were removed, 14 fewer than 2023.

Florida’s Everglades have been liberated from nearly 200 invasive pythons over the past 10 days, the 2024 Florida Python Challenge revealed Tuesday as it announced winners of the event.

Aycock, a contractor with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, has hunted Burmese pythons in the Everglades for 11 years. The retired U.S. Army veteran divides his time between ...