Python Hunters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Python Hunters
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2010-07-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-06-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25376
• IMDb ID: tt1688573
• TVDB ID: 177341

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-07-12; final listed air date 2010-07-26.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-04-29; final listed air date 2011-06-03.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-04-06; final listed air date 2012-06-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Python Hunters on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.