Help wanted: Full-time python hunters get paid for eliminating snakes

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...
Vols Wire

'Just icky'. Florida hunter cracks open a python egg on video

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to see what it looks like.
Delaware County Daily Times

Python swallows 77-pound deer, stunning researchers with the size of its mouth

When python researchers Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling tracked a male “scout snake” with a radio transmitter, they expected him to lead them to a big female Burmese python. What they found was ...
Yahoo

From python to purse: How enterprising hunters are honoring snakes by using their skins

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever admired a snazzy pair of python boots? Snapped open an elegant python-skin clutch? Dreamed of cinching your jeans with a ...
Sun Sentinel

Dog vs. python: A night in the swamp with the handsomest snake hunter in Florida

Editor’s note: Bill Kearney, who covers the environment for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, headed out to the Everglades, where he experienced a python hunt … of the canine kind. I’m on my hands and ...