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I knew there were some in the Glades,but never dreamed they wre so common you could catch two in one day.
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Lloyd Heilbrunn

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.

I might be a little chicken to use a small dog to find burms..LOL

honestly would any body here use a beagle. I have seen many large snakes eat large prey and I Know that a beagle would be nothing but a meal if an accident occured. I would think the gators would do a better job at "pest" control. I would just go out and gather them by hand. probably easier anyway. just my thoughts on the subject.

Actually, the idea is to use the dogs ability to scent the prey.
Not catch the snake. A well trained hound will find them, and can be trained to keeps it distance.
I have trained many a bird dog in my time to be "snakeproof".
The dog finds the snake, alerts the handler, and stays clear of the snake.
Hounds are a lot smaller than bears,lions, boar, etc.
But they still manage to find and pin their quarry.
Finding and containing a snake would be no different.

I know the burms in the Everglades are threatening native wildlife, but I cant help but feel bad for these Burms that are being sought after to be destroyed. Its amazing how they are so well equipped to survive in Florida.
I also wonder what percentage of Burms got wiped out from the recent tragedy in Southeast Asia.

>>I knew there were some in the Glades,but never dreamed they wre so common you could catch two in one day.
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>>Lloyd Heilbrunn
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>>Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.

So far they havent found any dead animals at the tsunami sites they all seemed to vacate the place before it happened they are just finding washed up fish. Also I agree they will be competing with other animals but I dont think they should be destroyed do to irresponsible owners. But owners arent the only thing to blame alot of them were let loose from hurricanes.