The 10-day 2023 Florida Python Challenge competitors wrangled in 209 snakes. While many competitors were likely tempted by the $10,000 prize, others like Benoit were in it for the local wildlife.

Hunters, enthusiasts, experts and spectators will descend upon the Everglades and embark on the Florida Python Challenge – an annual event to curb the invasive Burmese python.

Hundreds of snake hunters are currently registered for this year’s 10-day hunt, which began Friday, Aug. 9, according to a news release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Hundreds of snake hunters are currently registered for this year’s 10-day hunt, which began Friday, Aug. 9, according to a news release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

An Inside Look at the Effort to Curb Deadly Snakebites in India. ... As far back as he can remember, Kali Chockalingam, now 53 and living in Echur, a village in South India, has loved snakes.

The US has dropped 2,000 dead mice over Guam in an effort to curb the Pacific island's growing population of invasive snakes. The mice are stuffed with 80mg of paracetamol, the mild pain ...

Aug. 19 (UPI) --A Florida man hunting for pythons in the Big Cypress National Preserve captured video when he spotted a snake hitching a ride on the back of a swimming alligator.Bobby Ruiz was ...