Posted on Jun 22, 2022
Want to hunt pythons in Florida this summer? This professional has tips
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Starting later this summer, hundreds of hunters will disperse across Florida's Everglades.
Their target? An apex predator known to grow up to 18 feet that hunts animals as large as an alligator and sometimes as small as a woodrat.
These hunters are going after the Burmese python — one of the largest species of snakes and a major nuisance to Florida's wildlife.
Native to Southeast Asia, these snakes were first introduced to the Florida wild in the late 1970s, and they have reproduced at an astronomical level since.
Starting Aug. 5 and continuing for 10 days, those hunters (both professional and novice) will fan out in South Florida to humanely capture and kill these snakes for the state's annual Python Challenge.
Registration for the 2022 challenge opened last week. Anyone interested in competing must first register and take a required online training that covers humane killing methods and ways to identify these snakes.
Starting later this summer, hundreds of hunters will disperse across Florida's Everglades.
Their target? An apex predator known to grow up to 18 feet that hunts animals as large as an alligator and sometimes as small as a woodrat.
These hunters are going after the Burmese python — one of the largest species of snakes and a major nuisance to Florida's wildlife.
Native to Southeast Asia, these snakes were first introduced to the Florida wild in the late 1970s, and they have reproduced at an astronomical level since.
Starting Aug. 5 and continuing for 10 days, those hunters (both professional and novice) will fan out in South Florida to humanely capture and kill these snakes for the state's annual Python Challenge.
Registration for the 2022 challenge opened last week. Anyone interested in competing must first register and take a required online training that covers humane killing methods and ways to identify these snakes.
Want to hunt pythons in Florida this summer? This professional has tips
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown It's Real Hard to Have Sympathy for a Snake! I Understand. Although everytime I've run over one on the Bike Trails I always felt really bad. I always saw them too late if at all just the sudden bump bump, Oops, Damn It! Sorry!
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
They are invasive, they've damaged the environment, caused untold damage, killed rare species, endangered others...need I go on?
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel some snakes are just fine...I always try to move the garter snakes to a safe place if I see them before the lawn guys come.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown - Sounds Like Me Getting a Snapping Turtle Out of the Bike Path, He was None to Appreciative of My Efforts, LOL!
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