As part of Florida’s Python Elimination Program, the South Florida Water Management District and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission pays python-hunting contractors $50 per snake up to 4 feet long, then $25 per foot after that. So, for example, catching a 10-foot python under the program will net a contractor $200 for that snake.⁠ ⁠ If a contractor finds a verified active nest, that earns another $200. But even if you don’t find pythons, you’ll still earn hourly wages — between $18 and $30 per hour — for hunting. But all those dollars come with a few big caveats: Hunting invasive pythons, including the massive Burmese python, in the Everglades is dangerous — mostly alligators flipping boats and GPS units going haywire — and damn hard work. To see if it’s a real way to make a living, we sat down with several of these contractors to see what they really make.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ ⁠ #Florida #python #pythons #invasivespecies #burmesepython #burme...