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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 41141" data-attributes="member: 158">Flanked by a huge writhing snake, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that the annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades will begin Aug. 5.People must <a href="https://flpythonchallenge.org/participate/competition/" target="_blank">register to participate and complete an online training course</a> for the event, which typically draws hundreds from across the country. Last year's <a href="https://flpythonchallenge.org/participate/competition/" target="_blank">“Python Challenge”</a> involved more than 600 people from 25 states, DeSantis said at a news conference in the Everglades.Behind the Republican governor, it took three people to hold a live, 10-foot (3-meter) female python as a demonstration. The snakes have virtually no natural enemies in the Everglades and have decimated native populations of mammals, birds and other reptiles.“These pythons are a threat to the Everglades,” DeSantis said. “Let's reel in some pythons.”The hunt begins Aug. 5 at 8 a.m. and ends Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. Prizes include $2,500 for the most pythons captured and $1,500 for the longest snake. Last year, the first-prize winner captured 223 pythons, while the $1,500 winner bagged a snake that was more than 15 feet (4.5 meters) long. Snakes must be <a href="https://flpythonchallenge.org/participate/competition/tool-kit/humane-killing/" target="_blank">killed humanely</a>.DeSantis said this year's state budget includes $3 million specifically for python removal in the Everglades, including technology such as infrared sensors to locate the hard-to-see snakes in the wild. A key point of the snake event, the governor said, is to raise awareness about the threat and enable people to take part.“We view this as a challenge,” he said. “We really wanted to supercharge those efforts.”<a href="https://www.local10.com/news/weird-news/2022/06/16/burmese-python-hunt-in-florida-everglades-slated-for-august/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 41141, member: 158"] Flanked by a huge writhing snake, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that the annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades will begin Aug. 5. People must [URL='https://flpythonchallenge.org/participate/competition/']register to participate and complete an online training course[/URL] for the event, which typically draws hundreds from across the country. Last year's [URL='https://flpythonchallenge.org/participate/competition/']“Python Challenge”[/URL] involved more than 600 people from 25 states, DeSantis said at a news conference in the Everglades. Behind the Republican governor, it took three people to hold a live, 10-foot (3-meter) female python as a demonstration. The snakes have virtually no natural enemies in the Everglades and have decimated native populations of mammals, birds and other reptiles. “These pythons are a threat to the Everglades,” DeSantis said. “Let's reel in some pythons.” The hunt begins Aug. 5 at 8 a.m. and ends Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. Prizes include $2,500 for the most pythons captured and $1,500 for the longest snake. Last year, the first-prize winner captured 223 pythons, while the $1,500 winner bagged a snake that was more than 15 feet (4.5 meters) long. Snakes must be [URL='https://flpythonchallenge.org/participate/competition/tool-kit/humane-killing/']killed humanely[/URL]. DeSantis said this year's state budget includes $3 million specifically for python removal in the Everglades, including technology such as infrared sensors to locate the hard-to-see snakes in the wild. A key point of the snake event, the governor said, is to raise awareness about the threat and enable people to take part. “We view this as a challenge,” he said. “We really wanted to supercharge those efforts.” [url="https://www.local10.com/news/weird-news/2022/06/16/burmese-python-hunt-in-florida-everglades-slated-for-august/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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