Residents in Brisbane’s west were left stunned when three massive Coastal Carpet Pythons were discovered slithering through ...

Editor’s note: Bill Kearney, who covers the environment for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, headed out to the Everglades, where he experienced a python hunt … of the canine kind. I’m on my ...

More: Python 'hot spot' identified in Palm Beach County by University of Florida study Why hunt Burmese pythons? Florida earnestly began hunting pythons in about 2012.

The carpet python grows up to about 10 feet in length and can live for up to 20 years. Native to Australia and New Guinea, the carpet python holds cultural significance for some Aboriginal groups.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is on. Amateur and professional snake hunters alike are scattered across parts of the Everglades on a mission to capture as many Burmese pythons as they can.

More: Python 'hot spot' identified in Palm Beach County by University of Florida study Why hunt Burmese pythons? Florida earnestly began hunting pythons in about 2012.