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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/30/florida.python.hunter/index.html

That article is better written than most.

That was well written. I hadnt thought that many snakes were let loose during hurricanes. That makes me feel better that at least the problem isnt completely due to idiots releasing snakes into the wild. I notice they used the term 'Python Patrol'. I am sick of this topic too and the 100 Stickeys about the Bills before the US Congress and Senate that you need to scroll through, but like it or not, Ball Pythons are involved by association. Its funny, I am no boa guy, but I have always considered pythons to be the gentler species.. Its ironic in a way.

When he finds his prey, he puts the snake in a bag, deposits it in a crate and delivers it to biologists for the Everglades National Park, where the snake can be studied and/or destroyed. why would u destroy it why cant u just ship it back to asia
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Being from South FL I can imagine the different diseases and parasites the wild snakes here have come into contact with. Why risk the chance of releasing invasive pythons from south FL back into their native habitat? You risk spreading diseases that perhaps the wild snakes here have become immune to after all their years here in the Everglades/wild, but the ones back in the native habitat are not. I have not heard that burms were in short supply in their native land, so there's no reason to relocate them there. The wild ones caught here are being euthanized and I honestly believe it's the best possible thing that could be done, short of finding them all homes - which just isn't possible. Responsible homes willing to care for such large snakes aren't really that easy to come by. There may be lots of people who want to own these snakes, but here in FL you must have an ROC (Reptiles of Concern) permit to own burms, it costs $100/year. Many people just aren't willing to get the ROC permit, which to me, raises some red flags about their dedication to the animals long term.
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