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Portlands homicide rate is roughly double the nationwide rate. Mayor Ted Wheeler, who is putting funding back into the police department and has issued a new emergency declaration to try and deal with the gun problem, joins us. And, the 2022 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday morning in Florida. Conservation biologist Ian Bartoszek talks about capturing the heaviest Burmese python ever in Florida.

The state's Python Challenge runs through August 14th.

More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money.

MIAMI, Fla. - The 2022 Florida Python Challenge was kicked off in South Florida on Friday, marking the start of one of the state's most famous conservation efforts. Upwards of 800 participants are taking place, including representatives from 32 U.S. st...

Deer, raccoons, possums, and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida.

To help combat this problem, snake hunters are congregating in the hundreds for the Florida Python Challenge.

For everyone who took the time to register for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge — you're about to be really busy! Friday, Aug. 5, marks the start of the event.

In Florida, it's not rabbit or duck season -- it's snake season. The annual "Burmese Python Challenge," a 10-day annual competition to kill as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible, begins Friday.

More than 800 competitors are now leaving no stone unturned in Floridas Everglades as they compete in the states annual python hunt that aims to control the large snake population.

The state's Python Challenge runs through August 14th.