For those following the reviews there IS a Bobby on pythons through state contracted python hunters. They're paid $50 for the first 4 feet and another $25 a foot after that. But the shiw does seem staged. I follow one of the cast members off set and his hunting off set is nothing like it is on set. I guess that's how all these shows make their money to pay for airing and pay the cast members though. Gotta spice things up a little bit. It would be nice to see a show similar to this one that is 100% not staged though. I feel like they do too much yelling ac dancing around when they get a snake lol. But I do like all the cast members and they are good at what they do so .... spiced up or not I guess I'll keep watching it.
17 Reviews
There is no season on pythons in Florida
Sam546 July 2023
Why do they advertise as "last day of the season" when there is absolutely no season on Burmese pythons in Florida? It is an invasive species which should never have happened except for idiots who brought the snakes into this country and then didn't take measures to insure that they didn't escape from their custody. It should have been criminalized to have ownership of them in the first place. They need to be hunted, shot and eradicated by any means necessary. They've all but killed the native species in the Everglades. Once a species gets out of control the usual measures of "humane" capture shouldn't apply. The population of pythons in the Everglades should be ZERO.
What's False & What's Reality
chuckedt10 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This series is a ripoff off Dusty's show Guardians of the Glades. Now it shows Dusty working alone without his crew. Previously he and crew were doing an excellent job of catching pythons and bringing them in to collect their bounty. This "new" series makes Dusty out to be the fool who doesn't belong. The team with Zac Catchem is hilarious. Zac's partner appears to do most of the catching while Zac is running around with a high pitched voice screaming orders. Absolutely hilarious. A very large percentage of python captures are questionable. There are far too many edited scenes which leave out the actual capture of these large snakes. Troy and Pickle do quite well; however, the rest with the exception of Dusty would be better suited in a petting zoo.
Wrong weights
blw-9735222 January 2021
It shows these snakes weighing 100s of pounds and it's all incorrect. I say this because it shows one person hold two or three bags of snakes at a time and if the weights were right that person would be holding 200 to 300 pounds in one hand. If any of them can do that I really want to see it done so get out 200 lbs of dead weight and show that person pick it up then I will believe the weights. Yall did this on the first year of episodes on the gator hunting and yall were wrong then to saw will supposedly pick up a 250 pound gator with one hand yea right. So stop with the weights or otherwise prove the weights by weighing the snakes on tv.
Snakin
cherylanderson-609158 January 2021
History vs Discovery
pidstr24 August 2021
Entertaining but total BS.
Shovelman25 January 2021
First, as others have said, the weights are total nonsense. One dude walks around with a "135lb" snake wrapped around his arm. Uh huh, sure.
Second, probably more importantly, I think the entire execution of this show is totally fictional.
For example: On one episode, two of the guys go to a "bomb shelter deep in the glades".
Okay, so that shelter is actually in Fort Pierce, far north of the glades, and is actually about 20yds from the Florida Turnpike. It was an AT&T communications bunker (you can see "communications" above the door) and was sold sometime between 2013 and 2017 to a data center startup called "Data Shelter" (google it, they have a website with pics and everything). So could this bunker have snakes in it? Technically, sure, but I am 99% sure those snakes were put there for those guys to find. Additionally, the Data Shelter company is clearly peddling a vaporware product as it's been 3+ years since they "announced" what they were doing and it's clearly still full of random crap from the cold war, standing water and other stuff you don't see in an active commecial construction zone, much less anything resembling a "data center" (I would know, believe me).
How about another example: In one episode two of the guys have their snake bags "stolen" by mysterious strangers in a buggy who then drop the bags and run when Dude 1 comes running up at them. This is on a trail that is supposedly abandoned and those two dudes had just encountered a random stranger in a buggy who gave them a "hot tip" on where to find a special bounty. The entire thing reeks of being semi-scripted and plays more like a video game scenario than anything that would happen in real life.
Anyway, it's still mildly entertaining (the yelling "OHH!" every time a snake tries to bite them is a little annoying), it just isn't real.
Second, probably more importantly, I think the entire execution of this show is totally fictional.
For example: On one episode, two of the guys go to a "bomb shelter deep in the glades".
Okay, so that shelter is actually in Fort Pierce, far north of the glades, and is actually about 20yds from the Florida Turnpike. It was an AT&T communications bunker (you can see "communications" above the door) and was sold sometime between 2013 and 2017 to a data center startup called "Data Shelter" (google it, they have a website with pics and everything). So could this bunker have snakes in it? Technically, sure, but I am 99% sure those snakes were put there for those guys to find. Additionally, the Data Shelter company is clearly peddling a vaporware product as it's been 3+ years since they "announced" what they were doing and it's clearly still full of random crap from the cold war, standing water and other stuff you don't see in an active commecial construction zone, much less anything resembling a "data center" (I would know, believe me).
How about another example: In one episode two of the guys have their snake bags "stolen" by mysterious strangers in a buggy who then drop the bags and run when Dude 1 comes running up at them. This is on a trail that is supposedly abandoned and those two dudes had just encountered a random stranger in a buggy who gave them a "hot tip" on where to find a special bounty. The entire thing reeks of being semi-scripted and plays more like a video game scenario than anything that would happen in real life.
Anyway, it's still mildly entertaining (the yelling "OHH!" every time a snake tries to bite them is a little annoying), it just isn't real.
Soooo?
fuzzynuts-639027 February 2021
Breaking the law!
donaldduck-1650827 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Why do they bag up the pythons? Florida law states the the pythons MUST be killed on site. Transporting live pythons is also against Florida law! They are paid fifty dollars for snakes four feet or less, and twenty five dollars for each additional foot in lenght. A three hundred dollar snake would have to be eighteen feet long! They are permitted to hunt ten hours per day maximum at a rate of ten to fifteen dollars per hour ,depending on the location they choose to hunt. I am also curious as to my review must be at least six hundred characters when other comment are quite a bit shorter than mine? Since they are on film carrying the snake in bags, why are they not prosecuted? I doubt the veracity of this show. If the snakes are killed and dead in the bag, why do they risk getting bit by the snakes? If the are killed per Florida law, why not show it being done as they do when they hunt alligators.
Dusty the Wildman is BACK!
krowe3322 September 2023
I watched Guardians of the Glades and was sad to see it didn't return after Dusty's accident. But him being back in action on Serpent Invasion really makes this show one of my favorites. I really hope they keep this show going, and keep Dusty doing what he does best. You can definitely tell he is the best snake hunter there out there.
Granted, a lot of the wrangling that takes place is surely meant to make the captures more exciting, but it's interesting to see just how bad the Python invasion is affecting the Everglades. The devastation of Florida's wildlife by these snakes is just a tragedy to witness.
One thing I will say is that Zak on this show is such an overacter, it really gets a little annoying at times. The way he gets so excited, screaming like a sissy girl is jusy too much. But other than that, I don't really mind the excessive excitement during the captures. But all of the cast could stand to tone it down a bit.
Overall, it's great show if you like shows like this.
Granted, a lot of the wrangling that takes place is surely meant to make the captures more exciting, but it's interesting to see just how bad the Python invasion is affecting the Everglades. The devastation of Florida's wildlife by these snakes is just a tragedy to witness.
One thing I will say is that Zak on this show is such an overacter, it really gets a little annoying at times. The way he gets so excited, screaming like a sissy girl is jusy too much. But other than that, I don't really mind the excessive excitement during the captures. But all of the cast could stand to tone it down a bit.
Overall, it's great show if you like shows like this.
Confusing
mdcookiemonster31 January 2023
I'm confused they say the snakes are big and they say they weigh a lot but yet they carry them with one hand and don't look very big compared to their bodies the anaconda was a big snake at least 1314 foot. None of the pythons that they've caught are that big it took both men to carry it and yet they're picking up the snakes with one hand and lifting them over their heads with no problem.
Either I'm crazy or they're the strongest man in the world. And they say that they get four to $500 for the Snakes I don't see how that's possible either Florida does not allow you to claim pythons for money.
Either I'm crazy or they're the strongest man in the world. And they say that they get four to $500 for the Snakes I don't see how that's possible either Florida does not allow you to claim pythons for money.
Good show.
dlhanson-3093122 January 2021
Entertaining
Leothewise27 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Another hit from History Channel. I've always liked the original Swamp People, so naturally I was intrigued by this program. I just got into it and it is entertaining and interesting in learning about the Burmese snakes in Florida.
Very good show
kingjoseph-2258516 February 2024
Really enjoy them hunting the pythons and realize how these invasive snakes are destroying the ecosystem. Tess and Bill are great along with Bruce, Troy, Pickle, Rusty and Zach. I wish they would take more episodes and have more hunters if necessary. The show is very interesting . The show needs to be promoted more . History Channel doesn't promote this show as much as they should. Told several friends and they have started Watching the previous seasons and love it. New season starts tonight and looking forward to aee how many pythons they catch this season. Hope this show will continue for many seasons more.
Boring, dumb, no plot, no story.
gordonb-595878 January 2023
Not sure about the snake catcher's intelligence, or lack thereof. The whole show is catching one snake after another. That's it! Pretty boring really. For all know, it could be the same snake over and over. Why not? Who would know? At least they could wear some protective clothing and stop telling their buddy to "Watch out! Be careful." Duh! Pretty obvious dialog. Not sure if that's part of a written script or just snake catchers being snake catchers.
So there's really no plot or story line. Just go head out into the everglades, look for and catch snakes. Don't get bit, put snake in bag, go home.
So there's really no plot or story line. Just go head out into the everglades, look for and catch snakes. Don't get bit, put snake in bag, go home.
Good show
vartanianclare2 May 2024
Overall, good show. I like all the hunters except Tes; She is so arrogant, she does one thing and mentions it 3 times. The way she walks, sits, or talks, shows how fake her confidence is. Could you drop her? If she is in the next season, I am not watching.
Love Pickle! She is so humble and sweet, not to mention a badass. The show is entertaining. Of course, it is staged, otherwise, why would they catch the snakes by hand instead of a fork on a pole?! Or catch them alive, to begin with?! They are worth the same, dead or alive! It wouldn't be very exciting if they just shot the snakes, would it?
Love Pickle! She is so humble and sweet, not to mention a badass. The show is entertaining. Of course, it is staged, otherwise, why would they catch the snakes by hand instead of a fork on a pole?! Or catch them alive, to begin with?! They are worth the same, dead or alive! It wouldn't be very exciting if they just shot the snakes, would it?
Love the Troy clan
gesafaris29 October 2023
I really enjoy Troy, his Sons and the base gator swamp people. But, Zack is such a crybaby. He screams like a child at the simplest things. And when it came to grabbing the snakes he constantly tried to pass the grab to someone else. Nevertheless, the show is fun to watch. I hope that they decide to bring more of the original swamp people on the serpent show and a whole series of episodes with just Troy's family would be pretty cool. Having Willie on the serpent show would be really interesting since he does a lot of snake grabbing on the original show. I would bet he would really be diving into wrestling those serpents.
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