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re: 18' Florida Python
Posted on 7/20/24 at 4:49 pm to Auburn1968
Posted on 7/20/24 at 4:49 pm to Auburn1968
Screwing around with an 18 foot python in the swamp is never a good idea. Unless you get the new guy to do it.
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Posted on 7/20/24 at 4:58 pm to Auburn1968
That snake had bobcat claws in its stomach! Damn
Posted on 7/20/24 at 5:15 pm to Auburn1968
As someone who thankfully lives in Northeast Florida I still hate this shite.
Start beheading/burning at the stake these frickers to let their kin know we're not fricking around anymore!
Start beheading/burning at the stake these frickers to let their kin know we're not fricking around anymore!
Posted on 7/20/24 at 6:23 pm to Auburn1968
quote:
In India they did a bounty program on cobras. It worked for a while until they found out that people were breeding cobras to get the bounty.
And then, when the government discovered the cobra breeding operations and shut down the bounty program the breeders released their stock into the wild. It caused a huge population boom.
Posted on 7/20/24 at 7:16 pm to OweO
How have invasive pythons impacted Florida ecosystems?
Non-native Burmese pythons have established a breeding population in South Florida and are one of the most concerning invasive species in the area. Pythons compete with native wildlife for food, which includes mammals, birds, and other reptiles. Severe declines in mammal populations throughout Everglades National Park have been linked to Burmese pythons, with the most severe declines in native species having occurred in the remote southernmost regions of the Park where pythons have been established the longest. A 2012 study found that populations of raccoons had declined 99.3 percent, opossums 98.9 percent, and bobcats 87.5 percent since 1997 (Mammal Decline). Marsh rabbits, cottontail rabbits, and foxes effectively disappeared over that time (Marsh Rabbits Mortality).
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-have-invasive-pythons-impacted-florida-ecosystems
Non-native Burmese pythons have established a breeding population in South Florida and are one of the most concerning invasive species in the area. Pythons compete with native wildlife for food, which includes mammals, birds, and other reptiles. Severe declines in mammal populations throughout Everglades National Park have been linked to Burmese pythons, with the most severe declines in native species having occurred in the remote southernmost regions of the Park where pythons have been established the longest. A 2012 study found that populations of raccoons had declined 99.3 percent, opossums 98.9 percent, and bobcats 87.5 percent since 1997 (Mammal Decline). Marsh rabbits, cottontail rabbits, and foxes effectively disappeared over that time (Marsh Rabbits Mortality).
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-have-invasive-pythons-impacted-florida-ecosystems
Posted on 7/20/24 at 7:29 pm to Auburn1968
Damn. What a picture
Posted on 7/21/24 at 10:41 am to jangalang
Posted on 7/21/24 at 12:13 pm to TejasHorn
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Something like 90% of the mammal population in the Everglades is now gone. Maybe they’ll eat themselves to death.
A lot of people still don’t know this. Seen so many idiot “environmentalists” that get mad that people can hunt these monsters. Some want them to be relocated. These environmentalists are the types that never want any animals to ever be hurt. Yeah some dumbass humans are to be blame for these snakes being here in the first place but that doesn’t mean they aren’t causing problems now that they’re here and everywhere
This post was edited on 7/21/24 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 7/21/24 at 12:20 pm to Barneyrb
Why do they catch them? Shoot em. Chop em.
Posted on 7/21/24 at 1:22 pm to idlewatcher
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and the FWC encourages people to capture and humanely kill pythons
For whatever reason, they don’t allow you to blast them with a shotgun. If you don’t hand capture and “humanely” kill them, they’ll prosecute you.
Crazy, isn’t it?
Posted on 7/21/24 at 1:31 pm to 1BamaRTR
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A lot of people still don’t know this. Seen so many idiot “environmentalists” that get mad that people can hunt these monsters. Some want them to be relocated. These environmentalists are the types that never want any animals to ever be hurt. Yeah some dumbass humans are to be blame for these snakes being here in the first place but that doesn’t mean they aren’t causing problems now that they’re here and everywhere
Legitimate conservationists/environmentalists understand the reality of the situation. You won't find anyone of note advocating that these snakes be allowed to live.
Posted on 7/21/24 at 1:50 pm to riverdiver
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For whatever reason, they don’t allow you to blast them with a shotgun. If you don’t hand capture and “humanely” kill them, they’ll prosecute you.
Crazy, isn’t it?
Only when you're on state or federal land or wanting bounty money.
Posted on 7/21/24 at 2:57 pm to Auburn1968
Best I got is a 10 footer so far…
Though I did get a 6 ft. Western diamondback rattler a few nights ago, which is hard to top…
Taking another shot at those Everglades pythons in a couple weeks. Seeing that diamondback stretched out across the road gave me flashbacks to seeing the python on the road. It was the 9th rattler of my Texas trip but none of the others were remotely close in size.
Though I did get a 6 ft. Western diamondback rattler a few nights ago, which is hard to top…
Taking another shot at those Everglades pythons in a couple weeks. Seeing that diamondback stretched out across the road gave me flashbacks to seeing the python on the road. It was the 9th rattler of my Texas trip but none of the others were remotely close in size.
This post was edited on 7/21/24 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 7/21/24 at 3:47 pm to TigrrrDad
The state should give a big bounty on female pythons and give you a radio tag that you could put on a captured male.
I wonder if a Samsung or Apple air tag would work. Some of those devices have very long battery life. No connection out in the Everglades might be a problem.
I wonder if a Samsung or Apple air tag would work. Some of those devices have very long battery life. No connection out in the Everglades might be a problem.
Posted on 7/21/24 at 6:53 pm to TigrrrDad
Is that rattle snake still alive in this picture?
Posted on 7/21/24 at 7:23 pm to Auburn1968
It is alive, you can tell it is lifting its head.
Posted on 7/21/24 at 9:29 pm to MoarKilometers
quote:that map isn’t accurate at all. They’ve been well north of those shaded areas for years now.
You get that map is showing120ish+ miles south of Orlando, at its closest, right?
Posted on 7/21/24 at 9:31 pm to Auburn1968
They should trap them
Posted on 7/21/24 at 9:33 pm to junior
With what? Scent based sexual traps? Pythons don’t eat carrion, only live prey.
Posted on 7/21/24 at 11:27 pm to Auburn1968
quote:
Is that rattle snake still alive in this picture?
Yes. I catch & release.
That monster was very docile - didn’t rattle or strike once. The other 3 smaller WDBs we caught were very pissy so I didn’t free handle those. One of the black-tails was very docile too, but they are more docile in general. Was able to free hand 4 of those but 1 in particular was especially receptive to free handling.
OB thread
This post was edited on 7/21/24 at 11:37 pm
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