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Alex McDuffie grew up in Montgomery and spent summers as a camper, and then camp counselor, at the Cincinnati Nature Center.

"Both the American alligator and the Burmese python are apex predators within the Greater Everglades Ecosystem," biologist Ian Bartoszek told Newsweek.

Burmese pythons are native to parts of Southeast Asia, but they were introduced to the Sunshine State in the 1970s and 1980s.

The annual invasive snake hunt, which will start in August and educate people about Burmese pythons while purging Florida's ecosystem of the species, will also help to protect the environment.

An invasive species in Florida, Burmese pythons pose a significant threat to native wildlife.

A female python, 18 hatchlings and 23 unhatched eggs were discovered in the Big Cypress National Preserve, where the invasive species continues to thrive.

A nursery raid of sorts in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve led to officials capturing two female Burmese pythons, dozens of their hatchlings, and 23 eggs.

Two female Burmese pythons were captured in Floridas Big Cypress National Preserve this week. One measured 10ft long, while the other was 17ft. Dozens of eggs and hatchlings were nabbed.

A 14-foot Burmese python weighing more than 55 kg was rescued in Assam's Nagaon district on Friday.

Two nests with dozens of hatched and unhatched eggs were found, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.