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This year, around a thousand registrants captured and killed 209 pythons. On Friday, the state honored the winners of the 2023 competition, which lasted from August 4 to the 13th.
Native to Southeast Asia, the Burmese python found its way into the Everglades in the 1980s through the exotic pet trade and irresponsible pet owners releasing them into the wild.
More than 14,500 pythons have been removed from the Everglades since 2017 when paid hunting programs by FWC and water management district began. ... The $10,000 winner that year killed 20 snakes.
More than 600 hunters participated in this year's challenge, hoping to top last year's total of 209 pythons killed. The grand prize winner, who humanely kills the most, receives $10,000. The competition is designed to raise awareness and has succeeded on that score, attracting celebrities and inspiring reality television shows.
An American alligator and a Burmese python in Everglades National Park struggling in lock. Burmese pythons in the state of Florida are classified as an invasive species.They disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native species, outcompeting native species for food or other resources, and/or disrupting the physical nature of the environment.
Python found well north of Everglades. What it means for Florida's invasive pest problem ... The 12-foot-long Burmese python soaked in the sun's rays as it prepared for a post-sundown hunting trip ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, which was meant to bring awareness to the threat that these pythons pose to the ecosystem. Last year, he was the ...
A 2012 study suggested that in Everglades National Park, pythons were responsible for a decline of 85% to 100% of the population of medium-sized animals such as raccoons and rabbits.