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Python: it NOT for dinner anymore

fishshooter

fishshooter

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I live in the Panhandle of Florida, and unlike south of here, we haven't had a problem with Pythons. But a few weeks ago, they found one in a chicken coop in the same area our fishing camp is. So I got on the state's website to see what they say about killing them and who to contact, etc. Evidently, anyone with a hunting license or alligator permit can kill them in the WMAs in South Florida, they didn't say anything about north of the four main WMA around the Everglades. What did catch my eye was they recommend you do not eat them:

"You can even have some fancy cowboy boots made from python, but I don't recommend eating the meat because, according to the National Park Service, testing done on two dozen captured Burmese pythons in the Everglades revealed high levels of mercury in the meat - levels well above that considered safe to eat."

Here is the FWC's page on Pythons, if anyone is interested:

http://www.myfwc.com/NEWSROOM/Resources/News_Resources_PythonPermitFAQs.htm

I hope they would warn us if rattlesnakes, softshell turtles or gators were over the mercury limit.
 
I'm in Ocala, and I'm pretty sure they are making their way up here. We've had a few in the last few years. It won't be long before Nile Monitors and large constrictor snakes have invaded the whole state and become the apex predators.

I'm guessing the mercury is from eating large quantities of fish??? What about the alligator?
 
I have read reports that due to the coal fired power plants all fish caught in or near freshwater streams have high levels of mercury. Most fish caught in freshwater lakes have an amount that is to high for "regular consumption".
I will see if I can find the report, it has probably a few years old.

It seems that burning coal releases mercury into the atmosphere, it comes back to earth in rain and is absorbed by animals living in and around the water. predators included.
 
Where in the panhandle Fishooter? I thought we were safe up here because of the colder winters.
 
There is a sign on one of the rivers where I live that warn us to not eat anything out of it due to mercury. It isn't a major river, but it really is a turn off of wanting to eat anything associated with the water in the area.

At least they tell us, eh?
 
angle iron said:
Where in the panhandle Fishooter? I thought we were safe up here because of the colder winters.
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Where are you at in the Panhandle?


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The one that I'm talking about was in Gulf County. It was an escapee. They found out who it had belong to.
 
fishshooter said:
I live in the Panhandle of Florida, and unlike south of here, we haven't had a problem with Pythons. But a few weeks ago, they found one in a chicken coop in the same area our fishing camp is. So I got on the state's website to see what they say about killing them and who to contact, etc. Evidently, anyone with a hunting license or alligator permit can kill them in the WMAs in South Florida, they didn't say anything about north of the four main WMA around the Everglades. What did catch my eye was they recommend you do not eat them:

"You can even have some fancy cowboy boots made from python, but I don't recommend eating the meat because, according to the National Park Service, testing done on two dozen captured Burmese pythons in the Everglades revealed high levels of mercury in the meat - levels well above that considered safe to eat."

Here is the FWC's page on Pythons, if anyone is interested:

http://www.myfwc.com/NEWSROOM/Resources/News_Resources_PythonPermitFAQs.htm

I hope they would warn us if rattlesnakes, softshell turtles or gators were over the mercury limit.
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Well . Being an X Floridastanian and a fish farmer I can attest to the mercury factor.
The pythons are poisoned by the food they eat....AKA wild game, as are any of you living there and snagging game and fish. I would just have to imagine it is all through the food chain all the way down to the green beans and oranges but " they" will never tell you that.
"They" will NEVER warn you. "They" could care less.
All this bleating against capNtrade and FOR 'clean coal" is meant for sheep.

This is only a touch. Go do your homework
http://tothemaxgxl.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/mercury-found-in-all-fish-caught-in-u-s-tested-streams/
 
T.O., I'm not following you. The first link was about the mercury levels in the States. The second link said fish from the States was superior to imported fish. Another article I just read stated that Tuna imported from Costa Rica, Mexico and Ecuador is the worst as far as containing super high levels of mercury.
 
screw the mercury, when we opened them up near the glades, they were FULL of nematodes. We ended up chumming for sharks with 'em.

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and of course, THAT picture you've seen 2308208340234 times.
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If you only made one sheath out of that one I'd like to see the blade that fit it!
Maybe something like this? :eek:

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(In case you're wondering what it is, it's the famous Norimitsu Odachi. Three fricken' mekugi holes!!!:eek:)
 
I'm kinda surprised about the mercury level. I wonder if that might be some kind of control for the little tree climbing buggers.
 
Toucan Oasis said:
Well . Being an X Floridastanian and a fish farmer I can attest to the mercury factor.
The pythons are poisoned by the food they eat....AKA wild game, as are any of you living there and snagging game and fish. I would just have to imagine it is all through the food chain all the way down to the green beans and oranges but " they" will never tell you that.
"They" will NEVER warn you. "They" could care less.
All this bleating against capNtrade and FOR 'clean coal" is meant for sheep.
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Your opinion only, as I have read the science differently (and I have a degree in related field). If you don't trust what "they" tell you then get things tested yourself and find out the scientific proof.
 
SamuraiDave said:
I have read reports that due to the coal fired power plants all fish caught in or near freshwater streams have high levels of mercury. Most fish caught in freshwater lakes have an amount that is to high for "regular consumption".
I will see if I can find the report, it has probably a few years old.

It seems that burning coal releases mercury into the atmosphere, it comes back to earth in rain and is absorbed by animals living in and around the water. predators included.
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I believe that's the reason as well. It affects the oceans well. And it works it's way up the food chain. So the smaller fish are not as bad. With the larger ones that eat other fish being higher in mercury, with shark being the worse.
If we got rid of coal plants nationwide we could have safer fish to eat:D
 
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