As the python population grew, Florida's government started contracting python hunters to try to curb the population.

Three hunters caught a massive Burmese python in Florida near Everglades City on May 31, 2025.

Jake Wateri and Stephen Gauta wrestled and dispatched a record-breaking 19-foot python in the Big Cypress National Preserve on July 10.

Marco Island, Florida police used golf clubs to capture a 9-foot Burmese python near a home at Hideaway Beach Club. Watch video of the encounter ...