More: Python 'hot spot' identified in Palm Beach County by University of Florida study Why hunt Burmese pythons? Florida earnestly began hunting pythons in about 2012.

The 2023 Florida Python Challenge kicked off on August 4 and hundreds of participants are expected to flock to the Everglades to hunt the invasive species. What is the Florida Python Challenge?

For Amy Siewe, guiding has been far more lucrative than just catching and trapping snakes as a state-certified python hunter.