Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.

Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.

For Amy Siewe, guiding has been far more lucrative than just catching and trapping snakes as a state-certified python hunter.

Gator and python hunters face danger, tradition, and TV fame, each carving out a unique path to profit deep in America’s wild swamps.

Python hunting is a new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the giant invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades.

Python hunting is a new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the giant invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades.

Python hunting is a new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the giant invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades.

Python hunting is a new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the giant invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades.