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Freddy the Friendly Alligator, the mascot for the South Florida Water Management District, stands at a media event where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that registration for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge has opened for the annual 10-day event to be held Aug 5-14, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Miami. The Python Challenge is intended to engage the public in participating in Everglades conservation through invasive species removal of the Burmese python. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) OTK OTK

June 17, 2022 at 4:44 am

Calling all snake hunters: Florida has a python challenge for you

Have you ever wanted to become a snake hunter in the Florida Everglades? Now’s your chance.

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January 8, 2017 at 4:30 pm

Vietnam War’s ‘Napalm Girl’ gets pain relief from laser treatment

Phan Thi Kim Phuc, now 53, said she had resigned herself to live with the scars and pain her whole life, until she saw a...

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