TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man is doing his best to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

Aaron Mann captured 87 pythons in July as a part of the South Florida Water Management District's python program.

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) said Mann captured the most pythons of any hunter last month, earning himself a $1,000 prize.

Christina Kraus was alongside Mann for all of the captures out in the field.

Hunters can take a shot at tracking down the large reptiles through the program, which launched a new incentive system this year.

Now, python removal agents are paid $50 for each python — up to 4 feet in length — that they catch. An additional $25 is added for every additional foot about 4 feet.

The hunter with the most pythons in a single m

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