A few things about this article that raised a question to me,
A trapper who works undercover? Why? No one in the pet trade is against trappers who are removing nucense animals. Most trappers in Fl are in the phone book and have signs on the side of there trucks. He probobly askes not to be identified in the papaer so he would not get a thousand calls form reporters.
40 lbs for a 9' wild bermese really!!!! Better check it stomach for lead weights.
3 or 4 a week in the area why would this even make news if they are getting 150 to 200 a year in the area.
Unfortunately it does not matter if we believe it or if it is even true the public totaly believes it as all fact.
Rob