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Florida pays people to hunt Burmese pythons

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Florida actively funds a mercenary war against massive reptiles. Because Burmese pythons are rapidly destroying local ecosystems, authorities pay independent wranglers a highly specific flat rate per foot of captured snake, turning swamp wading into a weird side hustle.

Florida pays people to hunt Burmese pythons
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