Python hunters will be allowed into Everglades National Park | Miami Herald

The Python Challenge — a bounty hunt that drew hunters from across the country and media from around the world — will be held early next year and for the first time will include gound zero for the slithery invader: Everglades National Park.

In announcing rules for the month-long competition, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the hunt — scheduled for Jan. 16 through Feb. 14 — will expand to cover more state land. The bounty hunt also will include the national park where pythons have taken over as the marsh’s top predator and have been blamed for wiping out a growing number of small mammals.

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Python hunters will be allowed into Everglades National Park | Miami Herald