Python hunting season begins today; all you need is a license and $26 permit

palmbeachpost ^ | March 8, 2010 | Sonja Isger

[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.

[LeoWindhorse]

there ya go

Now isn’t that snazzy?

We can make these here in America

To heck with SEA

[Joe Brower]

Sorry to be late. You've been added to the Florida FReepers list.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Colt made the Python, S&W’s flagship .357 was the pre-war Registered Magnum, followed by the Model 27.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The game control guys use #4 shot. You’d also have to use non-toxic (ie no lead) because it’s in a waterfowl area.