Posted on 03/08/2010 11:55:10 AM PST by JoeProBono
Time to put those snake-stalking skills to work. State wildlife officials have created a special python hunting season to try to stop the spread of the nonnative snakes throughout the Everglades and the hunting begins today.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says anyone with a hunting license who pays a $26 permit fee can kill the reptiles from today 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.
Thousands of the nonnative Burmese pythons are believed to be in the region, upsetting the natural balance of the ecosystem.
For those new to the hunt, the state has held workshops on how to identify, stalk, capture and remove the reptiles.
Since they are non-native shouldn’t hunting season for these snakes be 365 days a year?
why not year round ?
Such a shame, and utter stupity too. Firearms may increase interest in this new sport.
At the last gun show I bought "snake loads" for my .40. They look funky and I'm dying to try them out! I have a sick feeling they will not cycle my weapon, though (Walther P99). We'll see.
Yes. Best wishes and happy hunting to everybody who participates. Those nasty reptiles give me the creeps, big-time.
python skins make for awesome wallets
They last forever ,using the skin as the cover ,sewn onto
the leather inner parts with compartments ,etc.
These are a big hit in Thailand . Why not start a similar industry in So. FLA?
Cowboy boots too , purses , cell phone cases , you name it .
Such an industry could be a big blessing and utilize this new resource .
While I'm too busy being gainfully self-employed to go on a fun-hunt, any of these critters shows up on my land, well, they won't be leaving under their own power.
They don't belong here. And doom on the feckless morons who brought them here.
Wonder what they taste like?
There shouldn’t be a season. It should be open season until these invaders are wiped out.
I guess that is so you won't kill off any two-legged snakes....LOL!
They're- they're hunting what?
Florida is as flat as a pancake. They're probably worried that some yahoo is going to take a potshot without a proper backdrop, and put the bullet into a trailer 2 miles away.
Someone should sponsor prizes for the longest python, and maybe a few other categories...It would seem to be a natural marketing opportunity..what sponsors would be appropriate, and no, stop suggesting either the Florida or national Democrat party..
I would have my .45 ACP by my side, but those jokers require buckshot IMO.
My guess is that finding these snakes is like a needle in a haystack. 26 bucks blown for something the tax payers are already paying for.
Exactly.. Every snake sold should be tagged so if they are found in the wild the purchaser could be fined..
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