Donna Kalil is a sixty-two-year-old full-time python hunter in Florida, the first woman to hold this position. She has been bitten countless times by Burmese pythons, an invasive species that threatens Florida’s ecosystem. Kalil’s job involves capturing and euthanizing these snakes to protect native wildlife. Her team of hunters has removed almost nine thousand pythons from the Everglades. Despite the emotional weight of killing these animals, Kalil remains focused on the bigger picture and the lives she is saving by removing the pythons. Through their efforts, biologists hope to restore the balance of the ecosystem and protect native wildlife from these dangerous predators.
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