EVERGLADES (FOX 13) -
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson will be tearing through the
Everglades on Thursday, participating in the python challenge that has caught
attention all over the country.
It's a month-long competition to try and catch the largest
and most pythons. The goal is to reduce the population of snakes, which don't
belong here in Florida.
About a thousand people are taking part in the challenge.
There's a $25 entrance fee and you have to sit through a 30-minute class.
Sen. Nelson is pushing a law that prohibits the sale and
importation of exotic snakes like the Burmese python.
Earlier this week, we spoke to a local man who captured an
11-foot python. You can see our interview with him at http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/video?clipId=8179646&autostart=true?clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass.
