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Every year, Florida hosts the "Python Challenge." And every year, the 10-day event attracts hunters to the Everglades to help curb the invasive species. But some hunters capture the snakes year-round.

Rahill, a South Florida Water ... invasive species released into Florida by irresponsible pet owners, has been linked to the decline of mammals in the Everglades. Searching for the snakes is ...

Here are answers to five commonly asked questions about the slithering species ... South Florida Water Management District to present the Florida Python Challenge, an annual snake hunt that ...

The non-venomous snakes are a "lynchpin species in the longleaf pine ecosystem," which Florida experts are working to restore Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...