Florida Python Challenge Kicks Off With Almost 800 Participants

Today, the great state of Florida kicked off the 2013 Python Challenge, a 30-day contest sponsored by the state, meant to encourage hunters to exterminate the Burmese pythons, an invasive species that has been growing in large numbers in recent years, causing damage and destruction to native species living in the South Florida wetlands. Additionally, getting rid of the native species could keep the Burmese pythons from heading north, potentially even into the Carolinas.