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A routine hunt in the Everglades turned into a record-breaking python capture

Quick Take Securing the state’s second-heaviest python required enduring a violent 15-foot drag across an anthill. Finding a ...
WGN Radio

Professional python hunter shares what impact python hunting has on Florida’s eco-system

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Professional python hunter Amy Siewe, A.K.A ...
Orlando Sentinel

Python trapper: The annual Python Challenge does more harm than good | Commentary

The annual Python Challenge, aimed at reducing the invasive Burmese python population in the Florida Everglades, kicked off Aug. 9 and wraps up Aug. 18. It may seem like a well-intentioned effort to ...
7News Miami

Professional python hunter uses hunting dogs to track down reptiles invading Florida’s swamps

(WSVN) - A professional python hunter is using some four-legged helpers to sniff out snakes hiding in Florida’s swamps. He uses a team of trained dogs to hunt invasive species of pythons. Mike Kimmel ...

Python drags hunter 15 feet over ant hill; ‘like riding a slow horse’

Python hunter Carl Jackson needed family assistance to uncoil the snake from his body and subdue the second-heaviest python ever caught in Florida.