August was another productive month for the South Florida Water Management District’s Python Elimination Program.
Starting in January, the SFWMD has awarded $1,000 to the Burmese python hunter who has eliminated the most invasive snakes during the month.
Brian Hargrove is the August winner. He captured 63 snakes.
This bring the 2025 total for the program to 245 pythons eliminated. With four months left to go in the year, officials are undoubtedly looking forward to seeing that number continue to rise.
The July winner of the competition − Aaron Mann − set the bar high when he took 87 pythons. Hargrove is no No. 2 on the 2025 list.
Python program: list of winners so far in 2025
January: Kyle Perry (28 pythons captured)
February: Kevin Pavlidis (18)
March: Kyle Perry (12)
April: Andre Brown (8)
May: Donna Kalil (16)
June: Matt Kogo (13)
July: Aaron Mann (87)
August: Brian Hargrove (63)
Photos: See all of the 2025 winners
How to participate in the python elmination program
If you are interested in getting in on the action, visit SFWMD.gov/PythonProgram for more information.
This article originally appeared on Marco Eagle: Python hunter cashes in; eliminating more than 60 invasive snakes
Reporting by Mark H. Bickel, Naples Daily News / Marco Eagle
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