The last python hunt in 2013 attracted 1,600 hunters from across the country but they only managed to nab 68 snakes. Now, a team led by the by the U.S. Geological Survey has produced a study they ...

They returned the next night to find another breeding python nearby that was more than 17 feet long. The breeding season usually begins in December and runs through April, Ridgley said.

This year’s Python Challenge drew 1,035 hunters and netted 209 pythons. The winner caught 20 snakes and received $10,000; Ms. Siewe won a prize for catching a python that measured 10 feet, 9 inches.