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400 Flock to Everglades for Mass Python Hunt

'Python challenge' attracts participants from all over US

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 7, 2013 12:51 AM CST | Updated Jan 7, 2013 3:45 AM CST

(Newser) – Almost 400 people have signed up to help Florida take on the Burmese pythons squeezing native wildlife out of the Everglades. People from all over the US have joined the monthlong 2013 Python Challenge, which offers prizes including $1,000 for the longest python killed,...   Read full story »

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