Every year, hunters descend on the Everglades to kill Burmese pythons. Two women are among the eradicators.

The python’s success in the Everglades has more to do with human folly than any monster-like qualities of the invasive snake.

Florida python hunterrs, Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught a massive Burmese python in the Everglades on May 31, 2025.

Donna Kallil and the Everglade Avengers with their giant python. Professional snake hunter Donna Kalil partnered with Marcia Carlson Pack and Jayna Parsley Corns to capture a massive 16-foot Burmese ...

Python hunters work the night shift — clocking in at sundown and hunting till dawn to track their quarry, which lays low during the sweltering heat of summer days.

Because hunting is prohibited in Everglades National Park, contractors must prowl for pythons outside the park, navigating a sinuous network of roads and canals.

News Nation/World Meet the women hunting giant pythons ‘eating everything’ in the Everglades Sept. 26, 2022 Updated Mon., Sept. 26, 2022 at 1:27 p.m.

Because hunting is prohibited in Everglades National Park, contractors must prowl for pythons outside the park, navigating a sinuous network of roads and canals.

Because hunting is prohibited in Everglades National Park, contractors must prowl for pythons outside the park, navigating a sinuous network of roads and canals.

Every year, hunters descend on the Everglades to kill Burmese pythons. Two women are among the eradicators.