Florida resident made $10,000 hunting invasive pythons — AccuWeather
The annual Florida Python Challenge has come to an end in Florida, with 857 participants from 33 states and Canada taking down invasive Burmese pythons.
The challenge is organized by Florida authorities and is primarily designed to save the Everglades ecosystem from Burmese pythons, which are disrupting it by preying on native mammals.
A man named Ronald Kiger took home the grand prize of $10,000 after catching 20 pythons. There were also prizes of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000 among the hunters.
$2,500 paid for 19 pythons, $1,500 for 16, and $1,000 for just one. Quentin Archie, who won $1,000, caught the longest python, which was 8 feet 11 inches (2.7 meters) long.
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