Kym Clark posted a video to Instagram showing the massive snake crossing a road inside the park.
An invasive species gone very wrong. I wonder if they taste like chicken?
Solution: 100 dollar bounty for every one brought to Fish and Game, paid in cash, tax free. A year later they'd be virtually eradicated.
Florida Man be like,,
ReplyDeleteIf I can catch a few females and a male, I can Raise the little buggers and sell them to the Government! That way I could stop having to budget for bail money!
Yup, it's called the cobra effect.
DeleteShe should have run that snake over.
ReplyDeleteDamn right!!
DeleteYeah, and blow an axle.
DeleteI think they already do the bounty thing.
ReplyDeleteJust watched the video. Damn. I usually carry a .38 in the truck. Would've shot it. Dang, all those cowboy boots just crawling away. That's money right there.
ReplyDeleteA few yrs ago I watched a video produced by FWC. They were in the 'glades hunting Burmese Pythons.
ReplyDeleteThey found a clutch of about 15 eggs which they identified as Burmese python. Then they walked away, leaving the nest intact. They also mentioned they wouldn't attempt to catch momma or further interfere. Yes, that surprised me.
Google 'Guardians of the Glades' and see the effort involved in tracking down pythons.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with the plan is that people would intentionally raise pythons in order to get the bounty. It's happened before with other species.
ReplyDeleteI used to keep reptiles and lizards here in Cincinnati until I had to go on a long contract assignment out of the area. I sold my collection to some other fanciers before leaving, but I still keep in touch with the community now that I'm retired.
ReplyDeleteLet's just say that there are a lot of exotics around, and Burmese Pythons aren't the biggest snakes around; think retics, rock pythons and anacondas. Not to mention gators, crocs, and a lot of venomous cuties. Scorpions are my favorites.
They don't escape and cause problems, so the local media don't write stories.