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Biologists use 'scout snakes' to pull record 177 pythons, 4,100 eggs from the Everglades

One-quarter of the female pythons it removed contained white-tailed deer remains.

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade ...

Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the landscape.

See photogenic Florida hunters pose with their python 'trophies'

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

Biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The biggest snake was 17 feet long and weighed 153 pounds.
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Why a Python Hid 20 Eggs Beneath a Florida Sidewalk

We discuss a shocking news report from South Florida where a mother Burmese python and her 20 eggs were found under a ...