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Experts deploy robot bunnies to lure snakes taking over the Everglades: 'It could be a bit of a game changer'
They are keeping the robots' locations quiet so that people don't tamper with them. Experts deploy robot bunnies to lure ...
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"Robo-Bunnies" Are Florida's Newest Weapon Against Python Invaders
How do you stop an invasive species from taking over an ecosystem and decimating the local species that live there? Well, if ...
The lighter side of annual Florida Python Challenge: hunter takes selfie with giant snake
More than 900 hunters descended on the Everglades this year for the annual hunt that raises awareness about this invasive ...
Florida Python Challenge 2025: More than 900 hunters competed for $25,000 in prizes
The annual 10-day competition is held to raise awareness of the Burmese python, an invasive snake, and the damage it has ...
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Python challenge: Ozzy Osbourne's 2017 Florida Everglades snake hunt
From our archives: In 2017, Ozzy Osbourne and son, Jack, hunted Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Here's what the 'Prince of Darkness' had to say about the snake hunt.
Python hunt: A look at some of the biggest Burmese pythons caught in Florida
People travel from far and wide to the Florida Python Challenge. They camp in tents, RVs, to catch one of these elusive slithering Burmese pythons.
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Florida Python Challenge: Could snake's breeding grounds expand north? Officials monitoring
FWC said this time of year is ideal for holding the Python Challenge because hatchlings are emerging from eggs.
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Florida Python Challenge: Hunters target snake's breeding grounds
The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition aimed at eliminating invasive Burmese pythons. The challenge takes place in designated breeding grounds in and around the Everglades.