Sep 13, 2016 5:40 AM

Gallery: Florida Has a Competition to Hunt Pythons Because Florida

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A hunter scoping out shrubs and rocks where pythons like to hide.
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A hunter wades through water at the edge of a levee.

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A group of hunters who call themselves “The Swamp Apes” nabbed this python at Frog Pond.
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Hunters park their vehicles on Loop Road, a 24-mile stretch off of the Tamiami Trail open for python hunting.

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Erik, a member of “The Swamp Apes," holds up a python.
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A controlled burn.

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Erik and Jorge of "The Swamp Apes" capture a python to take to authorities.
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This woman customized her ATV to better navigate the marshy environment.

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Boyd, a hunter and recent West Point graduate, checks his phone during a hike on a levee.
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A python hunter pauses to rest.

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A Burmese python after capture.
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Boyd, a recent West Point graduate, holds a rifle he's had since he was a kid.

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The levee is an ideal place for finding pythons as they sun.

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