Published 2 years ago

Hunters are swarming the Florida Everglades for the annual python challenge

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Over 800 participants and counting, from 32 states and Canada, are beginning their search to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades ecosystem. First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the milestone of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's python removal contractors removing more than 10,000 python from the wild in Florida. The annual competition encourages people to get directly involved in Everglade conservation.

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Times of India

Annual python removal challenge 2022: Hundreds of snake hunters gather in Florida

Over 800 competitors will tramp through the Everglades of Florida for ten days to win thousands of dollars in prize money.

2 years ago·India

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Associated Press News

Python hunt! 800 compete to remove Florida's invasive snakes

More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Snake hunters swarm 'Florida Python Challenge': Top photos of annual 'removal competition'

Burmese pythons pose a threat to Florida’s native wildlife, which is why the annual Florida Python Challenge aims to curb the growing population.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Python hunt! 800 compete to remove Florida's invasive snakes

More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Hunters are swarming the Florida Everglades for the annual python challenge. The state says it's vital to save the ecosystem

Deer, raccoons, possums, and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

The Annual Python Challenge Happening Now In The Florida Everglades

EVERGLADES, Fla. (CNN) — Deer, raccoons, possums, and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida. To help combat this problem against Florida’s ecosystem, snake hunters are congregating in the hundreds for the Florida Python Challenge. The event, created by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, started in 2013.Who’s to blame for this decline in wildlife? The invasive species known as Burmese pytho…

2 years ago·United States

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