The South Florida Water Management District's new incentive program seems to be working with nearly 100 snakes eliminated so far in 2025.

The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the invasive snakes.

The state is offering a free “Python Patrol” course to learn how to identify, catch and humanely kill pythons.

The South Florida Water Management District's new python incentive program has led to the elimination of more than 100 of the invasive snakes.

In early June, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced it had removed more than 6,300 pounds of snakes during the most recent six-month season, pushing the program’s total haul past the ...

This includes a scout snake program that fits radio telemetry trackers on 40 male pythons, so they can be tracked to reproductive females during mating season (November through April).