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Since 2006, Florida's 11,000 contractors have rid the Everglades of 20,000 invasive Burmese pythons. Does this mean that eradication is within reach? Read more here.

This year’s Florida Python Challenge drew more than 1,000 hunters down to the Everglades to hunt Burmese pythons. Meet all 10 winners of the challenge

Florida’s python challenge draws hundreds of hunters from around the world for a frenzied week of snake killing.

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez announced 209 Burmese pythons were removed from South Florida in the 2023 Florida Python Challenge.

Staff say the snake - thought to be under the age of one and worth £500 - was taken on Thursday.

It only took Burmese pythons a few decades to wipe out wildlife populations in the Florida Everglades. The same could happen in northern states.

Data reveals how the number of snakes being kept in homes has soared from 500,000 to 700,000 in 12 months, while the RSPCA said it received 1,031 reports involving the reptiles last year.

Amy Siewe offers guided hunts to out-of-state travelers seeking to cross the "once-in-a-lifetime python hunt" off their bucket lists.

Amy Siewe offers guided hunts to out-of-state travelers seeking to cross the "once-in-a-lifetime python hunt" off their bucket lists.

A python hunter in Florida went out on a solo trip and managed to capture a 16 foot Burmese python by himself, one of the biggest ever caught.