Florida Python Challenge winner removes 20 Burmese pythons to earn $10,000 prize; novice hunter catches longest snake
Ronald Kiger, who caught 20 Burmese pythons, won $10,000. Donna Kalil got a $2,500 prize for catching 19 snakes.
Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her for two hours before she's rescued
Police bodycam footage captured a 64-year-old woman as she lay trapped in the coils of a 13-to-16-foot-long python.
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As ‘ground zero’ for invasive species, Florida offers awards and cash to take them out
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently hosted events leading to the removal of nearly 200 Burmese ...
Florida man removes 20 Burmese pythons from Everglades, winning contest
Florida Python Challenge has slithered to its conclusion, with professionally categorized python purger Ronald Kiger crowned ...
Florida Python Challenge winner awarded $10K grand prize for killing 20 Burmese pythons
The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 pythons from the swamp during the 10-day hunt in August, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced. “I just want to ...
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Winner of Florida’s Python Challenge removes 20 invasive snakes, earns big cash prize
TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has crowned a winner in the state’s annual Python Challenge, a competition that tasks hunters with removing invasive ...
The Florida panther. No, not the hockey team, the state's biggest cat. Can it survive?
They've gone from $5 a scalp to the official state animal, yet Florida panthers remain at the mercy of people and development ...
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Pythons: The Future of Sustainable Protein?
Dr. Dan Natusch points out that pythons outperform all major agricultural species in food and protein conversion rates.
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Python hunt: Florida has dangerous animals that can kill. Here's a list of the deadliest
There are many deadly animals in Florida, the Everglades. Facts on these dangerous animals: Alligators, sharks, panthers, snakes, spiders and pythons.
Study of pythons could lead to new therapies for heart disease
"Pythons can ... turns milky white with circulating fats, which surprisingly nourish rather than harm their heart tissue. The ...
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Study of pythons could lead to new therapies for heart disease, other illnesses
"Pythons can ... turns milky white with circulating fats which, surprisingly, nourish rather than harm their heart tissue. The new study set out to explore how this all happens.