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(TALLAHASSEE, FL)-- More than 1000 people trekked through the Everglades this summer in search of Burmese Pythons and a chance to take home $10,000 for removing

The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world, with the longest ever recorded measuring about 32.8 feet long.

Donna Kalil loves snakes. She’s been fascinated by them since she was a kid. But now, she kills Burmese pythons to keep them from annihilating the Everglades’ mammal population

Every year, hunters descend on the Everglades to kill Burmese pythons. Two huntresses are among the eradicators.

A family in England got the shock of their lives when an 18-ft Burmese python slithered into their bedroom via an open window.

A native Florida cottonmouth consumed a Burmese python and its tracking transmitter, Zoo Miami showed in X-ray images shared on Facebook Thursday.

Apparently the Florida Python Challenge isn't only for humans. 

In the national competition, kid and teen contestants submit photos of their mullet to garner enough likes on Facebook to advance to the next round.

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Florida in the United States is hosting a python challenge in which hundreds of participants are participating, a report in Newsweek said.