Florida Python Challenge returns
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On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades. The person who bags the most snakes will earn a $10,
University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive species.
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Native animals can still sometimes gain the upper hand against invasive species.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten-day event in which people will compete to catch and kill the most invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades.
At Everglades City's Wildman's Pizza, visitors stop in for a slice of pie and python hunting history and souvenirs.
A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.
What began as a family outing to help remove invasive snakes from Florida's Everglades quickly turned into a terrifying fight for survival. Carl Jackson believed he had spotted a Burmese python measuring about 12 feet as it crossed a dirt road in Big Cypress National Preserve.
