68 pythons captured during Florida hunt
Hundreds of people searched through the Florida Everglades in an annual hunt designed to cull the python population, with the winning team catching 18 of the invasive snakes. NBC’s Tom Llamas reports.
Florida senator on the hunt to fight python invasion
More than a 100,000 Burmese pythons are believed to have invaded the Florida Everglades. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., says it's up to the federal government to help wipe out the snakes and save the swamp. Full story
Florida's python challenge
Florida Senator Bill Nelson joins Chuck Todd to talk about the Florida State sponsored python challenge - Florida’s attempt to get rid of Burmese Python snakes that have invaded the Everglades.
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Snake on a plane: Python spotted on wing
Passengers on a Qantas flight were shocked to see a nearly 10-foot-long python dangling from the wing of their plane on a flight from Australia to Papua New Guinea. NBC’s Natalie Morales reports.
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Winners hold their trophies after the General Competition awards ceremony for the Python Challenge 2013 at Zoo Miami
Brian Burrows , winner of the $1,500 Grand Prize for harvesting six Burmese pythons and Paul Shannon, winner of the $1,000 first place prize for harvesting a 14-foot, 3-inch Burmese python, hold their trophies after the General Competition awards ceremony for the Python Challenge 2013 at Zoo Miami,
Shannon holds his trophy for winning the first prize for harvesting a 14-foot, 3-inch Burmese python in the General Competition, at the Python Challenge 2013 awards ceremony at Zoo Miami
Paul Shannon of Ft. Meyers, Florida holds his trophy for winning the $1,000 first place prize for harvesting a 14-foot, 3-inch Burmese python in the General Competition, at the Python Challenge 2013 awards ceremony at Zoo Miami, Florida February 16, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Sullivan (UNITED STATES - Tag
Burrows holds his trophy for winning the Grand Prize for harvesting six Burmese pythons in the General Competition at the Python Challenge 2013 awards ceremony at Zoo Miami
Brian Burrows of Ft. Meyers, Florida, holds his trophy for winning the $1,500 Grand Prize for harvesting six Burmese pythons in the General Competition, at the Python Challenge 2013 awards ceremony at Zoo Miami, Florida February 16, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Sullivan (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRO
Chef Justin Timineri prepares Iguana at the awards ceremony for the Python Challenge 2013 at Zoo Miami
Chef Justin Timineri prepares Iguana at the awards ceremony for the Python Challenge 2013 at Zoo Miami, Florida February 16, 2013. Sixty-eight Burmese pythons were harvested by the nearly 1,600 registered participants in the month-long state sponsored event. REUTERS/Robert Sullivan (UNITED STATES -
