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.
Discover Wildlife

It was a snake, but no ordinary snake. At a staggering 4m long this prehistoric monster was the largest venomous serpent to have ever lived

Known from just a handful of fossils, Laophis remains one of the most intriguing and elusive giant snakes ever discovered.

Wildman’s Pizza in Everglades City serves slices, snakeskins

At Everglades City's Wildman's Pizza, visitors stop in for a slice of pie and python hunting history and souvenirs.

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 ...

Watch your wake! AL lake ranks among America's most snake-infested

Think you know Alabama's wild side? One popular lake just ranked among the most snake-infested in the country.

New Florida python hot spot has wildlife officials worried | Exclusive

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.
Tennessean

Pythons don't eat plants so why are seeds showing up in their bellies?

A study found 25 seed types in python guts and 73 types in tegus, including both native and invasive plants. The reptiles may be effectively spreading native plant seeds, complicating their role in ...