Catch a Python? This Florida Restaurant Will Accept It as Currency

Florida hunters are spotting more giant pythons as fires, cold snaps strip away cover

One of Florida's most notorious invasive predators became easier to spot as wildfires and cold snaps pushed Burmese pythons out of the brush — and a 10-foot python into one resident's path. What happened? In r/Florida, a Reddit user shared a photo of a 10-foot python. "Such a beautiful creature too bad they're invasive and had to be destroyed soon after picture was taken," the hunter wrote. Photo Credit: Reddit While the annual python removal c…

Florida Pays Hunters to Remove Invasive Pythons

In this Just the News article, Merrilee Gasser reports that Florida’s annual Python Challenge kicked off, offering hunters $25,000 in prizes to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants have until July 19 to remove as many nonnative pythons as possible, with the top remover winning $10,000. Burmese pythons prey on native wildlife including...

Catch a python? This Florida restaurant will accept it as currency

As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is underway, one Florida restaurant will let you cash in your catch for a pizza.

Florida Python Challenge 2026

It’s that time of year again; time for an army of hopeful Python pithers to invade our Everglades. They all have their reasons for wanting to pith the brains of […] The post Florida Python Challenge 2026 appeared first on Hernando Sun.