Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

A guided, modern dialog (Raster → Conversion → Landsat Water Mask) for a clean, beginner-friendly workflow. Acceptable file inputs can be sourced from USGS Earth Explorer. Landsat Collection 2 Level-2 ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.