Swamp apes, veterans and python hunt in the everglades

Python hunt! 800 compete to remove invasive snakes from Everglades

Hunters are swarming the Florida Everglades for the annual python challenge

Florida Python Challenge: What to know about the annual contest

Florida python hunters wrestle invasive snakes

The annual #FloridaPythonChallenge takes place to help cut down the Burmese python population because there are SO many of these invasive snakes in the state. 🐍 ‼️ Why are they a problem? ➡️ The massive snakes don't have many predators, but they do have a lot of prey—dozens of species crucial to the Florida ecosystem, including endangered Key Large wood rats, marsh rabbits, foxes, birds, even iguanas, some of which have become near non-existent in areas the pythons have embedded themselves. | W