How Much Does A Florida Python Hunter Get Paid In 2023?

With the announcement of the 2023 Python Challenge in the Everglades many amateur snake hunters are gearing up. And they should - because the cash prizes a Python Hunter can score have gone up. The pythons are finding their way to Naples in alarming numbers, so the state is willing to pay up to get you out there.

The python removal competition begins at 12:01 a.m. on August 4, 2023. It ends at 5 p.m. on August 13, 2023. Register here.

Tampa FP reports "Participants this year will have the chance to win a share of more than $30,000 in prizes while removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild." That's a lot of money going out in just a short time for hunters. But -

So, The South Florida Water Management District sponsors an ongoing 'Python Elimination Program' and is searching for "a limited number of public-spirited individuals to humanely euthanize these destructive snakes which have become an invasive apex predator in the Everglades. The program provides access to python removal agents on designated lands in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Collier, Hendry, Lee, and Palm Beach counties."

That pay has gone up from last year. With inflation, it takes more cash to get people interested. Here's the payment structure from the FWC:

"Team members will be paid monthly by the FWC for nonnative constrictor removal efforts based on hourly rates ($13.00/hour for surveys conducted on select public lands and $18.00/hour for select lands on the edge of the known pythons established range or specific sensitive habitats; and $18/hour for responding to survey requests). They also will be paid $200 for removal of each active nonnative constrictor nest that has been field verified by the FWC. For all submitted nonnative constrictors, the FWC will make an additional payment per nonnative constrictor of $50.00 for nonnative constrictors measuring up to four feet, and an extra $25.00 for every foot measured above four feet (see illustration below)."

South Florida Water Management District

Keep in mind, if you want to get paid, you need to register first and become an official FWC contractor. But you can see how nabbing a big one can make you $350 on top of the $18 an hour they pay you to hang out in the swamp. It's a dirty job, but it needs done. Some people would rather be out in the wilderness hunting rather than a normal day job. If this is you - here's how to submit an application.

Olivia Dunne is obviously someone who pretty much everyone knows as not only an athlete but also an influencer.

The junior on the LSU gymnastics team is the highest-paid female college athlete in America. She's a huge social media star and has plenty of endorsements.

Dunne is featured in the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. For this issue, she was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico. In the magazine, she tells SI that, "My most viral Instagram post is a picture of me about to mount the beam at practice." That post has garnered more than 877,000 likes on Instagram, and her videos on TikTok regularly exceed one million views. That massive.

Dunne, of course, looks incredible in her SI shoot. Goals, is what I have to say about that. Perhaps unrealistic goals, but goals! Check out some of Dunne's most viral posts below, plus a link to her SI photo shoot! She took to both Instagram and TikTok to post images and videos from her Sports Illustrated shoot. She obviously had the time of her life. For more on Dunne's experience being a first-time Sports Illustrated model and what it was like to live out this dream, head to SI.

“It’s a dream come true. It’s an honor to be included because I love everything the magazine represents. It is all about supporting women from all different paths.”

More Olivia Dunne SI Swimsuit love! She is obviously thrilled to be in the magazine. They are likely thrilled to have her, too!

Remember this song? I'm not even a country music fan and I totally remember it. I hope I look that good on a horse when I go horseback riding this summer, lol!

Here's Olivia doing her thing in practice. Sometimes people forget she is a talent athlete, not just an Instagram star!

Olivia Dunne isn't just a great athlete. She's apparently a great dancer! I need to learn those moves!

Olivia Dunne was photographed by Ben Watts for the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue in Puerto Rico. Check out more of her sizzling photos below!

https://swimsuit.si.com/swimsuit/model/olivia-dunne-2023-si-swimsuit-photos