They have no natural predators; they eat four times as much as an alligator; and if they're not stopped, they could destroy one of America's most important ecosystems. Now an elite squad of three licensed hunters is fighting back. As they capture snakes, the Python Hunters look for clues to how the invaders came to be established in the Everglades. Popular perception is that the snakes are the progeny of family pets released into the wild by irresponsible owners no longer willing or able to care for them. The Python Hunters though consider a more likely explanation is an incident in 1992, when a greenhouse at the edge of the Everglades, housing over 900 Burmese Pythons, was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew.
Show Info
Network: National Geographic
(2010 -
2012)
Schedule: Mondays at 22:00
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Reality
Genres:
Nature
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
Bangkok Beasts
Episode 3x10; Jun 1, 2012
Exploring the rice paddies of central Thailand, the guys enlist the help of local farmers to see if the monocled cobra, one of the country's deadliest snakes, has survived the deluge. Back in Bangkok, an emergency hotline notifies the team about a gi…
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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3x10: Bangkok Beasts | Jun 1, 2012 | |
3x09: Cobras in the City | Jun 1, 2012 | |
3x08: Death by Viper | May 25, 2012 |