For Beth Koehler and Peggy Van Gorder, this is how it works: Three days a week they run Hair of the Dog, their dog grooming salon in St. Petersburg, Florida. Then they close up shop, pick up their ...

Volunteer members of the "Swamp Apes" patrol through Florida's Everglades National Park searching for invasive pythons in the Chekika area of the park on Saturday Oct. 4, 2014. In the foreground is ...

The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

There are many types of hunts and hunting seasons in the United States, but Florida may have the most interesting hunt in the ...

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

Florida wildlife officials released more information about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, which brings hunters from all over to compete for a big cash prize while also helping ...

Taylor Stanberry of Naples took home first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. She catches invasive Burmese pythons year-round as a contractor with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

World-renowned snake catchers are in Florida to help capture pythons invading the Everglades. The group. from the Irula tribe in India, has removed 13 snakes in just 8 days. The Florida Fish and ...