Photo: Everglades Rescue "Out on a Limb" Without Federal Aid

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An eastern diamondback rattlesnake sits on mangrove roots in Florida's Everglades National Park in an undated photo.

Florida's proposal to buy farmland to help restore clean water flow in the Everglades could be seriously hampered unless the U.S. Congress contributes funding to the restoration work, some environmentalists fear.

Photograph by Chris Johns/NGS

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