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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Matthew Rubenstein holds on to the neck of a 10-foot Burmese python in Big Cypress National Preserve Monday, July 11, 2022. Rubenstein is ...
“I catch more pythons when that happens,” Aycock explained. Aycock, a contractor with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, has hunted Burmese pythons in the Everglades for 11 ...
The ten-day annual Florida snake hunt is now underway. Here's what to know before slithering over to the Everglades.
More than 14,500 pythons have been removed since the FWC and the district teamed up to combat the invasive species. The most pythons removed in a single year was 2,629 in 2020.
And they’re spreading north in search of food, officials warn.
Burmese pythons are believed to have been introduced to Florida via the exotic pet trade, with some escaping into the wild and others being set free by irresponsible pet owners, experts say.
One estimate says that at least 100,000 of the reptiles live in the ecosystem, CBS News previously reported. "Every python removed from the system makes a difference," said Mike Kirkland, who runs ...
Here are some of the biggest Burmese pythons caught in the Florida Python Challenge annual Everglades hunt The FWC holds an annual Python Challenge. This photo was taken during the 2020 challenge.