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Agencies across the state have been refining the Florida Python Challenge, through the years, to minimize inhumane euthanasia and curb fraud, all while continuing to encourage participation in the … ...
You can use air guns and captive bolts to kill pythons at any time of day or night. When can I use a gun to kill a Florida python? The FWC says Burmese pythons can be shot on private property at ...
The 2024 Florida Python Challenge strictly prohibits the use of firearms. Here's five things to know to hunt and kill pythons humanely.
Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you can't shoot them.
The district said python hunter Jason Leon broke the record with his kill early Friday morning. The 17-foot, 1-inch python, weighing 132 pounds, is the longest ever brought in for the Python ...
The Burmese python has taken over much of the historic Everglades system, killing everything from raccoons to alligators.
Participants are not allowed to use firearms to kill pythons during the Florida Python Challenge because there's no established firearm season at the competition locations during the timeframe.