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The Florida Python Competition incentivizes the removal of Burmese pythons to protect Florida's native wildlife. Here's what to know before competing.
In the past 20 years, Burmese pythons have spread from a few snakes in the southwest Everglades into nearly all of southern Florida.
Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you can't shoot them.
Burmese pythons are spreading northward from their established breeding range in the Florida Everglades. Crossbreeding with Indian rock pythons have allowed them to expand their territory.
Burmese pythons are nonvenomous, but they're one of the most destructive invasive species in Florida. Can you shoot them?
Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you can't shoot them.