Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Maps Show Spread of Burmese Pythons as Hunting Challenge Begins

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.
The Cool Down

Florida hunter lands one of the state's biggest pythons, a 202-pound female carrying 200 eggs

A state-contracted hunter in Big Cypress National Preserve took a massive Burmese python out of the swamp: a 202-pound female ...

Burmese python vs Indian rock python: They look almost identical, but these giant Asian snakes differ in size, habitat and behaviour

Large pythons have shared forests, grasslands and river systems across Asia for thousands of years, yet two of the region's ...
Columbus Dispatch

Hunting pythons in Florida requires knowing more than you think

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Florida man nabbed a python then rangers penalized him. What happened next?

A Florida man was fined $180 for catching an invasive Burmese python in Everglades National Park. While python removal is encouraged in Florida, a permit is required to handle wildlife within the ...