Tom Rahill, a resident of the American state of Florida, became the winner of the annual competition, catching 96 Burmese pythons in the Everglades National Park, for which he received the main prize — $ 10 thousand.

An unusual discovery in the Florida Everglades may carry a bit of good news. Researchers spotted vultures eating eggs from a Burmese python nest in what they described as the first recorded case of native birds targeting the invasive snake's eggs.

Burmese pythons are scarcely recorded in Lee County, but experts say the data is a faulty reflection of the invasive species' actual population.

The snakes have become especially associated with the Everglades and surrounding areas.

Photographer and writer Bob Bramblet is the past president of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association, and he wrote a book called 'Where the Python Sleeps'.

U.S. agency warns staff that it doesn't want another Southwest Florida Burmese python problem. Invaders part of State Department relocation warnings.

Florida is employing AI-powered robot rabbits to help locate invasive Burmese pythons. These solar-powered decoys mimic prey using heat and scent to lure snakes. When a python is detected, officials are alerted to remove the invasive species.

The challenge should be thought of more as a spectacle.