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The Python Elimination Program for contractors who work for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to catch the most pythons over the span of a month from the Everglades and its ...
There’s mounting evidence Everglades pythons can migrate north and west from South Florida. Have they invaded Palm Beach ...
The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program incentivizes contractors to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The program awards monthly bonuses to the contractor who ...
The South Florida Water Management District's python incentive program has eliminated nearly 100 Burmese pythons in six months. Matt Kogo removed 13 pythons in June, earning a $1,000 award.
The South Florida Water Management District is expanding the program that has already eliminated more than 2,500 invasive pythons from Florida's Everglades at the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis.
The Python Elimination Program is about to get bigger, thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Thursday's vote by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board. "This is for all of ...
In a state known for its alligators, theme parks, and sun-seeking tourists of all stripes, Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are one unwelcome visitor. Thousands of these roughly 13-foot-long ...
The python is the third to have been caught as part of the agency's Python Elimination Program that measured more than 17 feet. Snake hunters for the SFWMD have captured 1,859 of the invasive ...
Then, there are bonuses to act as bounties. Each python up to 4 feet long is a $50 paycheck with a $25 add-on for each extra foot. Then, if the snake has a nest, jackpot! That's another $200.
Florida's python population has been an issue for decades. To help in the effort to reduce the population of the invasive snake, the South Florida Water Management District implemented the Python ...