The US state of Florida is set to begin a competitive Burmese python hunt, in an attempt to rid the Everglades wetlands of the invasive species.

BBC: Python challenge: Florida holds snake hunting contest

In the 1970s, Mrs Mansfield and her husband, who has since died, were in a pet shop belonging to a friend, when a man returned a Burmese python.

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