Hunting pythons in the Everglades

The "Python Challenge" is organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and nearly 800 people have signed up to hunt Burmese pythons on public lands in Florida. Experts say the invasive species is decimating native wildlife in the Florida Everglades. For the first time, the public is joining licensed hunters in the search for the snakes.

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  1. A Burmese python is displayed at the kick-off ceremonies in Davie, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 for the 2013 "Python Challenge" organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Nea
  2. Trapper "Python Dave" Leibman holds a roll of snake skins he is selling at the Python Challenge kick-off in Davie, Fla. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Roughly 2,050 pythons have been harvested in Florida si
  3. TV crews pet and take photos as Capt. Jeff Fobb from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
  4. Rodney Irwin looks over his shoulder at his veiled chameleon lizard during the kick-off ceremonies for the 2013 Python Challenge in Davie, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Irwin said he had rescued the