Louisiana’s alligator farms raise the reptiles for meat, skins — and conservation

Advocates say commercial alligator farming has helped preserve a species often seen as scary, bothersome or good only for ...

Louisiana’s controversial alligator farms breed reptiles for meat, skins — and conservation

These wetlands, these alligators … it has to have some kind of monetary value,” said George Melancon, alligator research biologist for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
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Python Challenge nears: Want to kill a Burmese python in Florida? Keep your gun holstered

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

Gator and python battle it out on Florida golf course

It was gator vs. python on a Florida golf course recently.
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The Great Python Safari

After following all of the official rules and regulations, Freddy and Mike dressed to kill—in their knee-high snake boots, ...
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Florida python hunters rake in cash for eliminating invasive snakes

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash ...
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There is only one place on Earth where crocodiles and alligators live together in the wild – and it's here

Can crocodiles and alligators co-exist in the wild? The answer is yes – but there is only one place on the planet where this happens.
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Monster Burmese python caught by 3 hunters in Florida. Was it biggest ever captured?

Three hunters recently captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught the invasive snake near Everglades City just after midnight on ...