Posted on 02/22/2010 7:25:38 PM PST by PilotDave
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State wildlife officials have created a special python hunting season to try to stop the spread of the nonnative snakes throughout the Everglades.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says anyone with a hunting license who pays a $26 permit fee can kill the reptiles from March 8 to April 17 on state-managed lands around the Everglades in South Florida.
The season is open for Burmese and Indian pythons, African rock pythons, green anacondas and Nile monitor lizards.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesunnews.com ...
Snake get your tongue? =)
We hear all year round what a scourge these invasive species are, but it sounds like somebody taking one out of season, or without the proper permit would be faced with a stiff fine.
:-)
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