TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues.

There are way more pythons than hunters to remove them in Florida. But the ones that do kill them can be paid full-time by the FWC.

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood out.

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal team carries a giant Burmese python out of the field. A conservation group ...

It was another bountiful month for the South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD) Python Elimination Program and that's appropriate when you consider November is when we celebrate Thanksgiving.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday, with competitors starting as early as 12:01 a.m. searching the Everglades to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons. Hundreds of people have ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on the historic success of removing nearly 300 invasive pythons in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The non-Florida native Burmese Python preys on native mammals, birds and ...

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 ...