
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.
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A group of guys who make a living catching pythons & other invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
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- Released: 12 Jul 2010
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- Genre: Reality-TV
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- Language: English
- Country: USA
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- Total Seasons: 3
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Season 1
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 1 | The Perfect Storm | 2010-07-12 | 60 | |
2 | 2 | The Big Freeze | 2010-07-19 | 60 | |
3 | 3 | Everglades Under Siege | 2010-07-26 | 60 |
Season 2
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 4 | Snake Invasion | 2011-04-29 | 60 | |
2 | 5 | Lizards Gone Wild | 2011-05-06 | 60 | |
3 | 6 | Bayou Roadtrip | 2011-05-13 | 60 | |
4 | 7 | Mother of All Snakes | 2011-05-20 | 60 | |
5 | 8 | Giants of Puerto Rico | 2011-05-27 | 60 | |
6 | 9 | Caimans of the Caribbean | 2011-06-03 | 60 |
Season 3
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 10 | Lizards of Oz | 2012-04-06 | 60 | |
2 | 11 | Deadly Down Under | 2012-04-13 | 60 | |
3 | 12 | Cane Toad Madness | 2012-04-20 | 60 | |
4 | 13 | Amazon Anaconda | 2012-04-27 | 60 | |
5 | 14 | Stalking the Anaconda | 2012-05-04 | 60 | |
6 | 15 | Snake Infested Island | 2012-05-11 | 60 | |
7 | 16 | Rattlesnake Roundup | 2012-05-18 | 60 | |
8 | 17 | Death by Viper | 2012-05-25 | 60 | |
9 | 18 | Cobras in the City | 2012-06-01 | 60 | |
10 | 19 | Bangkok Beasts | 2012-06-01 | 60 |
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