Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a 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 - The invasive species is one of the largest snakes in the world
A Florida man was hailed as a hero for catching an 8-foot-long invasive python, and then fined for it. Where is it legal to kill them?
The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem.
Reticulated pythons can take down large mammals, such as wild boar, deer and dogs, but sometimes the tables turn.
Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that it not be eaten.
