The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program raked in snakes and money.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

A team of python hunters hauled a 19-foot Burmese python out of a Florida swamp at 1 a.m., setting a new state record for the ...

South Florida Water Management District contract python hunter Kris Bartish captures a Burmese python in the Florida Everglades on July 12, 2026. The Florida Python Challenge pyth ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It's official. An invasive Burmese python captured in the Everglades over the weekend has broken the state record measuring 18.9 feet long. The previous record was 18.8 feet long.

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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