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"Great Big Story" Swamp Apes episode
"Endure. Evolve. Achieve. That’s the motto of the Swamp Apes. Founded by Tom Rahill, the organization is mostly made up of military veterans who are clearing the Florida Everglades of Burmese pythons. It’s a therapeutic mission for the vets—they are putting their training to good use tracking, capturing and removing the invasive species. And it’s vital work that needs to be done to preserve the biodiversity of the tropical wetlands. Join us as we go on the hunt with the Swamp Apes"
60 Second Docs: Python Hunting | Swamp Apes
"Python hunting might be out of your comfort zone, but Tom Rahill and the Swamp Apes, a group of military veterans and volunteers who remove invasive pythons from wild areas of Florida’s Everglades National Park, find it therapeutic. When Florida veterans return home, they can join Rahill’s crew and use the highly strategic hunt to channel their postwar emotions -- and ultimately heal"
The Bounty Hunters Catching Pythons In Florida (HBO)
Meet the ‘Swamp Apes’ - a group of veterans hunting for invasive snakes in Florida’s wetlands
Articles
Florida Veterans Fight A New Enemy: Invasive Snakes In The Everglades
Python Patrol: group of mostly military Veterans hunts snakes to help combat stress
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