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The Cool Down on MSN · 14d

Florida python hunter wrangles 202-pound invasive snake, one of the heaviest on record

Carl Jackson says a Burmese python bite feels brutal, and the Florida hunter has firsthand experience.

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Why Florida hunts pythons during the hottest days of summer

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Help wanted: Full-time python hunters get paid for eliminating snakes

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Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to help control the invasive Burmese python population.

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Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

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Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

Bayo Hernandez won $400 for eliminating a 16-foot, 0.5 inch python.

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Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000

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Florida's python-hunting 'Super Bowl' begins Friday, with $25,000 up for grabs

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After the catch: What some hunters do with carcass of pythons they catch

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

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Python Bowl: Competition To Catch And Kill Invasive Snakes Returns To Florida’s Everglades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten-day event in which people will compete to catch and kill the most invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

Meet the 2025 Florida Python Challenge champion: Taylor Stanberry

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the 10-day competition.