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Watch Donna capture pythons in the Everglades.

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Donna Kalil was creeping toward the end of the levee, heading out of the swampy wilderness and back to civilization, when she spotted it. There along the canal, nearly invisible amid the brush, was the elusive tan and brown pattern she'd been after all night.

"Right there is one — python!" cried Kalil, 61, her voice rising above the honking frogs and chirping crickets of the Glades.

She threw her 1998 Ford Expedition (license plate: SNAKER) into park. Without a moment's hesitation, the professional snake hunter was out of the car and closing in on the creature — a scaly, fork-tongued Burmese python that, at seven feet long, was bigger than her.

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Vibrant red insects return to Florida Everglades. They were once thought to be extinct


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Vibrant red caterpillars have been found clustered on plants at Everglades National Park and closer inspection has revealed it is not another invasive species in South Florida. The insects are a species of native butterfly once thought to be extinct, according to the National Park Service.



Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article279047944.html

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Florida pays python hunters to clear the Everglades. 10 years later, is it working?
The invasive snakes have reshaped the ecosystem, thanks to irresponsible owners dumping their pets in the swamp when they got too big or cumbersome to care for.

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A decade ago, Florida came up with a unique way to tackle the problem. It sponsored a weeklong hunt for the pythons, drawing in would-be reptile slayers from around the world hoping for a chance at the cash prize.

The original python challenge a decade ago netted a mere 68 pythons. 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 Aug. 4 to the 13th. The big winner was Paul Hobbs, who hunts with his father (2021′s top prize winner) Tom, his 12-year-old son Dominic and his brother-in-law Austin Park. The team slayed 20 snakes in one week and took home the top prize of $10,000.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/09/15/florida-burmese-python-hunter-snake-everglades-invasive/


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