Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2024. Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the ...

Veteran python hunter Donna Kalil was optimistic this year she would take home the $10,000 grand prize in the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. Kalil, a contract hunter with the South Florida Water ...

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...

How do you take your python — deep-fried or sautéed in spices and olive oil? Though you might want to think twice for placing your order. The Florida Department of Health has recently penned an ...

The Florida Python Challenge is arguably the most well-known and well-attended snake hunt in the country. And according to the results released Wednesday, the 2025 Challenge that took place in July ...

Get ready … get ssssSSSssssSSsssset … GO! The Florida Python Challenge will kick off at midnight on Friday, Aug. 9, with hundreds of hunters setting off into the ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

The Burmese python is already considered a destructive force in the South Florida ecosystem. A new collaborative study that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples was part of has revealed ...

THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - Catching Burmese pythons is an itch that hundreds of hunters can’t wait to scratch every year, and for 10 days this month, they’re sending the big reptiles on the run in ...