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Dave Barry on man-vs.-snake Everglades smackdown

"The Python Challenge is a month-long contest; its purpose, according to the official website (pythonchallenge.org) is 'to raise public awareness about Burmese pythons.'

Q. What do they mean by 'raise public awareness about?'

A. They mean 'kill.'

The contest is open to anybody who registers, pays a $25 fee and takes an online training course; so far about 400 people have signed up. These people have from Jan. 12 through Feb. 10 to go out in the Everglades and raise public awareness on as many pythons as they can. There’s a $1,500 prize for whoever kills the most pythons, a $1,000 prize for whoever kills the longest python, and a $500 prize for whoever kills the python with the best personality."