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Hunt is on for Burmese pythons, Florida natives’ arch-enemy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, second from right, holds up a Burmese python during a news conference, Thursday, June 3, 2021, in the Florida Everglades. DeSantis announced the state's annual python hunting contest on Thursday. It will run from July 9 to 18 and include prizes for both pros and novices. Others from left: McKayla Spencer, the Interagency Python Management Coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Gladesman and conservationist Ron Bergeron and FWC chairman Rodney Barreto. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, at podium, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, June 3, 2021, at the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area in the Florida Everglades. DeSantis announced the state's annual python hunting contest on Thursday. It will run from July 9 to 18 and include prizes for both pros and novices. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) McKayla Spencer, the Interagency Python Management Coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) holds up a Burmese python during a news conference, Thursday, June 3, 2021, in the Florida Everglades. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state's annual python hunting contest on Thursday. It will run from July 9 to 18 and include prizes for both pros and novices. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)