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Annual Python Challenge kicks off in Florida as state invites hunters to help eradicate invasive reptiles

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The 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday, with competitors starting as early as 12:01 a.m. searching the Everglades to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons.

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First Lady kicks off Burmese python hunt in Florida Everglades

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Florida’s annual Python Challenge began Friday at 8 a.m., and First Lady Casey DeSantis visited Everglades Airboat Expeditions in Miami to help kick off the hunt, which runs through 5 p.m. Aug. 14.