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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes.
The grand prize for the most kills in all categories gets a $10,000 prize. Each person can only win one prize, so if someone is tops in two categories, they will end up with the highest-valued prize and the next qualifying hunter gets the remaining prize. In 2017, the South Florida Water Management District and the state began hiring contractors to handle its invasive python problem year round.
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