Fla. python hunt draws hundreds

TV crews pet and take photos as Capt. Jeff Fobb from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Venom Response Unit, holds a python during the kick-off ceremonies for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's month-long "Python Challenge" in Davie, Fla. on Jan. 12, 2013. The 13-foot reptile was captured in a backyard swimming pool in 2012.

Credit: AP Photo/J Pat Carter