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

Now in its second full years, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Python Elimination Program continues to involve. For the first time since the program started in 2025, the SFWMD is ...

One species, the Burmese python, is wreaking havoc on the Everglades, and if left alone much longer, it will change the balance of nature in the delicate ecosystem perhaps forever. In response, the ...

The South Florida Water Management District's python incentive program has eliminated nearly 100 Burmese pythons in six months. Matt Kogo removed 13 pythons in June, earning a $1,000 award. The ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program awards cash prizes to python removal agents. Kevin Pavlidis was the top winner for November, earning $2,500 for removing the ...

The 30-pound female Burmese python used for display purposes Thursday, the python that was held by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials, likely had no idea it and its relatives were being ...

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying snakes was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month. Aaron Mann ...

The winner of Florida’s annual Burmese python hunt nabbed more than three dozen pythons. Charlie Dachton, an amateur hunter, took home the $10,000 grand prize, bagging 41 pythons. The longest python ...

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Python hunting occurs year-round in Florida to combat the invasive species disrupting the Everglades ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program pays hunters to ...