Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

Florida trapper Mike Kimmel, better known as the Python Cowboy, was recorded jumping head first into a Florida swamp to catch a large python. Video screengrab A uniquely Florida moment was caught on ...