A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying snakes was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month.

Aaron Mann clinched the monthly prize as part of South Florida Water Management District’s Python Elimination Program, which encourages skilled Sunshine State residents to capture and kill as many of its invasive Burmese pythons as possible. 3

Mann posed victoriously with one of his bounties alongside a hunting partner, draping the monstrous reptile over both their shoulders while reveling in their kill count — and impending reward.

In early 2025, the program introduced a monetary award that will be doled out to the daredevils with the highest count each month.

The Sunshine State already sponsors a s

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