Python Challenge, a month long event is going to start from next year. In the event, hunters will be required to either kill or capture pythons in the Everglades and they will receive cash prizes.

Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission has sponsored the event, whose aim is to lessen the impact of the invasive snake. The challenge will start from noon at January 16 and will end on February 14. People can take part as teams and sole entries are also allowed. The commission will offer cash prizes to the teams and individuals who will capture the maximum pythons and the longest python.

In order to take part in the competition, participants need to take an online training course. The commission is offering in-person training sessions in which it is taught as to how one can identify Burmese pythons.

Experts shared that the Florida Everglades is quite a unique ecosystem. It comprises of rare and unique wildlife including birds, mammals, fish and reptiles. But there are some reptiles present in this extraordinary ecosystem that do not belong there and are harmful for the native wildlife.

In order to tackle the situation, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is joining hands with the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida to again organize the Python Challenge in January 2016.

FWC Commissioner "Alligator Ron" Bergeron said, “Non-native species are a problem for Florida especially the one-of-a-kind Everglades ecosystem. The Python Challenge is empowering people to be part of the solution to this problem”.