The "Florida Python Challenge" has been officially open since August 5, 2022, in the Everglades in Florida (United States).

This is an event dedicated to regulating the number of Burmese pythons in the area.

Because they would be thousands to live in the Everglades.

This snake which can reach three meters can devour birds, goats, deer, coyotes and even panthers, reports

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Its only predator being man, only he can regulate the population of this invasive species.

The person who kills the most pythons in ten days, in a delimited area, receives a reward of 2,500 dollars, or just over 2,400 euros.

850 registered

Professionals and amateurs flock to this competition.

They are 850 registered for this new edition.

But the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the government agency responsible for the protection of fauna and flora has still set up an “online training”.

This is in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire.

Thus, several questions are asked such as “How to recognize a Burmese python?

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“Closed shoes or bathing suit?

or “Are guns allowed to kill pythons?”

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Humanely killing a snake

For the question "How should we kill the animal humanely?"

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He explains that it is best to be two and that the snake's body must be immobilized with a two-pronged pitchfork.

One person must block the tail and the other the base of the snake's neck, stun the animal by hitting its head and then "destroy the brain by 'stinging' it, which prevents the python from regaining consciousness", according to the regulation.

A diagram explains that a screwdriver can be used but an air gun is more appropriate.

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