How to win a grand prize of $10,000 for hunting pythons in Florida
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The invasive Burmese pythons are hurting Florida's Everglades ecosystem. A competition is offering over $30,000 in prizes to attract snake hunters.
A Florida challenge is giving snake hunters the chance to win a share of $30,000 in prizes.
The top prize of $10,000 will go to the participant who removes the most Burmese pythons.
Officials say Burmese pythons are an invasive species and harmful to the Everglades ecosystem.
People who have inhumanely killed any python during the competition will be disqualified.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Last year, roughly 1,000 people from 32 states, Canada, and Latvia registered for the challenge. And participants removed 231 Burmese pythons from the region, double the amount from 2020's challenge.
Both professional and novice snake hunters are welcome, but all participants are required to complete an online training before they can register for the event.
Participants will be disqualified if they are found to have inhumanely killed a python.
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