The researchers have said more on the line of 300,000 in the wild. They also only collected a few over 300 last year... that is like what?? Six clutches?? HAHAHAA The pythons have been in the wild for a very long time, like since the 80's. The Florida F&G knew about them in the wild then and did nothing and they knew about nest in the early 90's and did nothing. I have very little doubt the numbers are that high if not higher. Every year they will expand their numbers expodentialy. If they are not that numerous this year they will be next year for sure. They are finding huge adult females all over the glades and they are breeding all over the glades.

One good solution is to open up the skin trade and allow hunters in to take them. Issue permits (at a fee) and tags and require all skins taken to be sold with in the US border. No importation of skins and no ban on collection from the Glades. If we are told repeatedly that human take can cause the demise of a certain animal, lets put it to the test. Python skin boots and purses are big bucks, lets get the economy rolling.

By the way, the way HR 669 was written and the new version will likely be the same when it is released, it will omit the burms based on the fact that they are a unstopable problem (paraphrase, can't remember the wording used) which is pretty ironic.

Jason

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