Trapper Mike Kimmel of Martin County has captured a mother python and her nest of eggs, which is a first for the state’s python program. “That’s a huge win for conservation ...

Trapper Mike Kimmel of Martin County Trapper and Wildlife rescue won the 2020 Python Bowl in the Everglades. Kimmel is a licensed trapper who has a permit to hunt pythons but had not participated ...

The python was wrapped around a gator, preparing for dinner. “My thought was I don’t want to lose that python,” Kimmel told WPBF 25 News. “I want to save that gator.

Florida trappers have captured a record-setting Burmese python that's 18 feet 4 inches long and weighs a whopping 98 pounds 10 ounces at Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee.

A trio of trappers were patrolling remote backroads when a 16-foot python jumped out. They teamed up to capture it.

A trio of trappers were patrolling remote backroads when a 16-foot python jumped out. They teamed up to capture it.

“They’re decimating the environment.” Two snake trappers got their hands on a 15-foot python in the Everglades as part of a program to remove the invasive species from the area.

A trio of trappers were patrolling remote backroads when a 16-foot python jumped out. They teamed up to capture it.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is underway and concludes Aug. 18. Professional python trapper Brandon Rahe writes that native species, and indeed the entire Everglades ecosystem, would probabl… ...