Python hunt

Permit holding hunter Rodney Irwin loads his 12 gauge shotgun in the Everglades while in search of Burmese pythons during a state-sponsored snake hunt, near Homestead, Florida. Python Challenge 2013 is a month-long event sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission offering prizes of $1,500 for the most pythons captured and $1,000 for the longest python.

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( Bob Sullivan, Reuters / January 16, 2013 )

Permit holding hunter Rodney Irwin loads his 12 gauge shotgun in the Everglades while in search of Burmese pythons during a state-sponsored snake hunt, near Homestead, Florida. Python Challenge 2013 is a month-long event sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission offering prizes of $1,500 for the most pythons captured and $1,000 for the longest python.

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