A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have happened before, though ...

Although the Burmese python is not protected in Florida, anti-cruelty laws still apply when hunting this week. The competition recognizes the legal and ethical obligations to ensure humane killing is ...

PITHING – the practice of mashing an animals brain with a rod after it is stunned, to prevent it kicking out involuntarily – is still likely to be banned. It is among new controls against BSE to be ...

Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. They are non-native, invasive species that should be removed from the environment. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day annual, ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, ending July 20, had 933 participants from 30 states and two countries. $25,000 in prizes will be awarded across professional, novice, and military categories. The ...

AN EU ban on pithing means that cattle are suffering unnecessary pain and distress in slaughterhouses claim vegetarian campaigners. Pithing, the practice of mashing an animals brain with a rod after ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 20, but the final chapter of this year's 10-day hunt has yet to be written. According the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), who ...

Hunting Burmese pythons is all the rage this week as the 2024 Florida Python Challenge is underway. However, as participants gear up to hunt as many pythons as they can before Sunday night, Aug. 18, ...