Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the July 2019 issue of Sarasota Magazine. Registration is open for the 2025 python removal challenge, which begins on July 11, 2025, at 12:01 a.m.

Dusty in action in the Everglades wrangling a python. Pic credit: Discovery Snakes and crocs, Asian carp and all sorts of little creatures have wound up in Florida’s Everglades. To say that the ...

Catching an aggressive python on Guardians of the Glades never looked easier, but it’s not for the faint of heart or the slow of foot Our exclusive clip opens with series star Dusty Crum, Jay and his ...

One of Florida's most notable python hunters is getting a little more famous. Dusty "Wildman" Crum, known for catching some of the biggest snakes threatening the biodiversity of the Everglades, is ...

Burmese pythons have invaded the Everglades and destroyed much of Florida’s natural wildlife. They’re mowing through local populations and eating everything in their path. But Dusty “Wild Man” Crum ...

(SNN/NBC News) A trio of Florida python hunters may have made the catch of a lifetime. Dusty Crum is a python hunter who calls himself the "Wildman." "I didn't know what else to do. I put it in my ...

For more than a decade, nonnative snakes have been changing the landscape of South Florida’s largest national park, the Everglades. Burmese pythons, originally native to Southeast Asia, have been ...

A massive python weighing 122 pounds was stalked and killed by Dusty “Wildman” Crum, who said the hunt tested him like no other has. The python, an invasive snake that hurts the natural Everglades eco ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Florida Python Challenge, an annual statewide competition that kicks off Friday, will bring hundreds of snake-hunting professionals and novices to South Florida to hunt ...