The governor held a press conference on Monday where he highlighted the success of a public-private partnership aimed at removing Pythons from Florida's Everglades.

Gov. Ron DeSantis shared the success of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Python Action Team – Removing Invasive Constrictors (PATRIC) program.

The governor explained that the program has achieved record-setting removal numbers of invasive Burmese Pythons from Florida’s Everglades.

From May to July of this year, 1,022 pythons were removed, compared to 343 during that same period in 2024. 748 were removed in July alone. This is more than the entire previous year’s total, he said.

The governor also called on funding for the program to be continued annually to build off of the state’s initial $2 million

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