The distinctive contest not only encapsulates the spirit of South Florida, but it also makes an important difference for the ...

With a new year under way the South Florida Water Management Districted (SFWMD) is once again incentivizing Burmese python hunters in Florida to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can ...

In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.

A python hunter earned multiple cash bonuses in March for capturing the most and longest snakes. The South Florida Water Management District's program pays contractors to remove invasive Burmese ...

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...

It was the catch of a lifetime. For contracted python hunter Carl Jackson, wrangling a near record python earlier this year (Jan. 13) was likely satisfying in more ways than one. First, his struggle ...

It was a productive 2025 for Burmese python hunter Kevin Pavlidis. Pavlidis once again captured the most pythons in December for the South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination ...

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 ...