New Florida python hot spot has wildlife officials worried | Exclusive

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.
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Florida biologists turn GPS-collared possums into python bait in new hunting tactic

"We're not putting these animals out there and in harm's way. Harm's way is there. We're just documenting what is happening." ...

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 ...

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.
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Florida Is Paying Participants $25,000 to Hunt Everglades Pythons This July

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...

Help wanted: Full-time python hunters get paid for eliminating snakes

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.
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Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

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 ...