It says right in the article that 1000 Florida snake hunters caught 106 snakes in one month, while these two guys caught 14 in two weeks. It seems like they really are highly skilled workers.
“most of them amateurs. “
There simply wasn’t much reward in it. There were also restrictions.
Restrictions and license fees and time periods small bounty ect lead to a mostly failed program.
Offer a large enough bounty with no restrictions no lic required.
People well go snake hunting.