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Florida’s Python Challenge is just wrangling snakes for some. But for military vets, it’s a chance to heal

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...
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Florida is looking to hire 50 new citizen python hunters

No, this is not an announcement about a new reality show on TLC. The South Florida Water Management District really is looking for a few dozen civic-minded people to join its python elimination ...
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‘Python fever’: Hunting for snakes in the Florida Everglades

Story by Darran Simon, CNN Photographs by Scott McIntyre for CNN Donna Kalil couldn’t hear a python slithering in the grass with the wind blowing. But spotting a tunnel-shaped snake trail, she ...
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Seventeen-foot python put up a fierce fight before being captured in Florida Everglades

Mike Kimmel’s no rookie to the python-hunting game. He’s captured hundreds of the snakes, which usually measure up to 10 feet long. But as soon he set eyes upon his latest catch, he knew it would be ...