Morning Overview on MSN

Hundreds of hunters swarmed the Everglades to catch invasive pythons for cash

Hundreds of hunters have signed up for the Florida Python Challenge 2026, lured by a $10,000 grand prize and the chance to remove Burmese pythons from one of the most ecologically damaged ecosystems ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Florida Everglades python hunting looks easy online until 8 hours pass before a 7-foot catch

"At the end, you rely on the luck factor." ...
AOL

Meet the Women Who Catch Python Snakes in the Everglades Every Night

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 ...
WPTV

WHERE'S WALTER? Learning how to catch Burmese pythons in the Everglades

I had signed up to learn how to catch Burmese pythons ahead of the Florida Python Challenge, and I couldn't wait to learn what it really takes to track one of Florida's most infamous invasive species.
Palm Beach Post

Why Florida hunts pythons during the hottest days of summer

Moving the annual competition from January to July significantly increased the number of pythons captured. The timing of the challenge also coincides with the python hatching season, leading to more ...

What it really takes to catch a python: An overnight hunt in the Everglades

Social media videos often make python hunting look easy. A hunter spots a snake on the side of the road, jumps out of the ...

Burmese python population booms near popular Florida tourist area, prompting higher conservation presence

Experts across the Sunshine State are monitoring an increasing presence of the deadly Burmese Python in the Everglades.