PBS Special: Invasion of the Burmese Pythons.

Watching it right now! I love PBS!

(I've had it with these #####ing snakes on this ######ing plane!)
 
There was an article in today's Tulsa Daily World about the Florida Fish and Game opening a season on the Burmese Pythons.....

"Hunting season declared on Burmese pythons
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.

Thousands of the nonnative Burmese pythons are believed to be in the region, upsetting the natural balance of the ecosystem."

Here's a couple more links for anyone interested.

http://myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Nonnative_Python_RemovalProgram.htm

http://www.myfwc.com/NEWSROOM/09/statewide/News_09_X_Python4.htm


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There was discussion of this, right on the PBS website. One viewer even suggested posting a bounty for them!
 
Wonder if they'd be good eating??

One of the big problems around here is Japanese stilt grass. It's crowding out even the Goldenseal and Ginseng in my woods!:grumpy:
 
Typical game department. "We have this terrible problem that is going to destroy the state. For only $26 you can help stop it!" If they are that big of threat why doesn't the state pay the hunters, not the other way around?
 
The documentary that started the thread specifically has Federal and state employees state that there aren't isn't enough money or manpower for the government to do it by itself. Presumably, that's why they're not shelling it out to hunters.
 
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