Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida's 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants removed 280 invasive snakes during the annual conservation ...
Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python ...
The snakes have become especially associated with the Everglades and surrounding areas.
The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest ...
Burmese pythons are scarcely recorded in Lee County, but experts say the data is a faulty reflection of the invasive species' ...
Bob Bramblet is a Lee County Sheriff's Office employee, outdoorsman, and award-winning writer. He hunts invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades to protect native wildlife. Bramblet has written a ...