This July, hunters will once again head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in this year's Florida Python Challenge. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District held a presser Thursday morning to share the dates and other details on this year's event. The conservation effort is meant to protect the natural ecosystems of America's Everglades from invasive Burmese Pythons, as well as raise awareness regarding invasive species in Florida and how residents can get involved. "The Florida Everglades is an iconic, well-known, internationally known ecosystem of great importance," said FWC South Regional Director Tom Reinert. "We're spending billions of dollars to do the world's largest ecosystem restoration." The 10-day competition is scheduled to run from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 11, until 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 20. "I should also mention that we have a very exciting addition to this year's event, which was the inclusion of Everglades National Park as one of our eight official Florida Python Challenge competition locations," Reinert said. South Florida wildlife expert "Alligator" Ron Bergeron was also present at Thursday's press conference, sharing his excitement for this year's challenge and some exciting news regarding his daughter. "I do want to congratulate my daughter," Bergeron said. "She finally caught her first python about three months ago... Now, you're a true Glades woman."