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.

Carl Jackson has only been hunting snakes in Florida since June of 2025. He's off to a strong start with a near-record catch on Jan. 13.

On Friday morning at Everglades Holiday Park, Darren Bergmair and Pete Gutzmann, friends who traveled here from Fort Myers, learned how to catch a snake, namely the ubiquitous Burmese Python. Teaching ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay celebrate Cypress catching a snake and big birthday fish.

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