Also called: Python Hunter, Invasive Python Removal Agent
Hunts invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades for state and water-district programs that pay hourly plus a bounty per snake.
Drives slow levee roads after dark with a spotlight, scanning grass and canals for the shine of a python. When you spot one you grab it by the head and wrestle its coils into a bag, sometimes a snake longer than 15 feet. You record GPS location and size and turn it in to biologists.
Part-time contract work: hourly pay plus per-foot bounties; few earn a full living.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree; contractors pass background checks and training and must show snake-handling skill.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Programs depend on state funding and python numbers.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones, detector dogs and eDNA may help find pythons, but catching them in the swamp stays human.
Classes: Biology, Environmental science, PE and fitness.
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