Read Next: Watch: Snake Hunters Catch the Longest Python Ever Recorded in Florida The snake-hunting competition is a team event that will run from just after midnight on Aug. 9 to 5 p.m. on August 18.

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge between July 11 and July 20. She brought in 19 during the 2024 contest when ...

Florida python hunterrs, Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught a massive Burmese python in the Everglades on May 31, 2025.

Florida’s Python Action Team, where people get paid to hunt the invasive snake, reached a milestone with 900 snakes caught. Two hunters also broke a record for largest snake ever captured at Big ...

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

Donna Kallil and the Everglade Avengers with their giant python. Professional snake hunter Donna Kalil partnered with Marcia Carlson Pack and Jayna Parsley Corns to capture a massive 16-foot Burmese ...

Summer is Prime Time for snake hunting − particularly after sundown. This year's Python Challenge kicked off on Aug. 9. It will conclude at 5 p.m. on Aug. 18. The Challenge opens the door for a 10-day ...

He became interested in python hunting after watching professional hunters on television, and started hunting them himself two years ago.

Python hunting can even become a full-time job. FWC’s Python Action Team pays an hourly wage plus a bonus based on the length of each snake removed to professional python bounty hunters.

A wife-husband snake hunting team celebrated their love by bagging a massive snake on the week of Valentine's Day.

Python hunters in Florida’s Everglades, by contrast, work under a bounty system — paid hourly and per snake, with occasional bonuses. But those are the base rates.