Enter the Florida Python Challenge ... “has become a catalyst for people to learn more about the threats of invasive species in the state and how they can help protect our native wildlife ...

Hillbilly Dave Hackathorn, of Waverly, holds a Burmese python ... of “Swamp People: Serpent Invasion,” who contacted him about appearing on the show. “The TV show needed help,” he said.

She has been working in journalism for seven years. Getty The annual Florida Python Challenge is here as the state continues its efforts to curb the population of invasive Burmese pythons.