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re: the Florida python problem
Posted on 9/21/23 at 6:28 pm to Auburn1968
Posted on 9/21/23 at 6:28 pm to Auburn1968
Opportunity. Catch and release near TX border crossing areas
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Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:08 pm to Jaydeaux
Y’all need to just mind your own business.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:15 pm to Auburn1968
Ah yes, the Texas panhandle is definitely a suitable climate for a python.
That map is bullshite.
That map is bullshite.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:37 pm to Auburn1968
Just like with Nutria, the politicians and morons at the state and federal agencies need to turn people loose to hunt them and give a bounty on them. The policies are so restrictive its not worth the trouble.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:45 pm to LSUGrrrl
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Gen X, this one’s probably our fault.
It might have been the late Boomers right? Isn't this a problem that stems from the cocaine trade starting in the early 80s?
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:04 pm to Schmelly
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Python Cowboy got this
Great listen on Rogan
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:09 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Nature is unrelenting. It works in slow motion most of the time, but it never stops. Native Florida ecosystems are being destroyed by a host of non-native species. First, the introduced species will pressure the native species. They will out breed and out hunt them. Resources will dwindle, the weaker of the species will die off, and the stronger ones will push into territories with more food and less competition. They'll slowly acclimate while the cycle continues. They'll keep going until they reach an environment that is just absolutely not conducive to life for their species.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:16 pm to LSUGrrrl
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Gen X, this one’s probably our fault.
Maybe. I was reading up on it recently and they claim the first pythons spotted in the wild were spotted in the late 70's. So it has been a problem longer than most people realize. It seems the main problem was people either having snakes escape or releasing them after they got too big.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:18 pm to Auburn1968
I pointed out in another thread on this subject that although rare, there are occasions when there are prolonged periods in South Florida of temperatures in the low 30s. In 2010 or 2011 it got cold enough for long enough for the shallow water temperatures in the Everglades to drop to a point where millions fish actually died. (Gators stuffed themselves on dead fish.) It’ll take something similar and colder and for longer to do in most of the pythons. But, it’ll happen. Might be years from now.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:23 pm to AUstar
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Maybe. I was reading up on it recently and they claim the first pythons spotted in the wild were spotted in the late 70's. So it has been a problem longer than most people realize. It seems the main problem was people either having snakes escape or releasing them after they got too big.
I thought it was pets being released. Late 70’s would still cover the first Gen X kids releasing them. Seems like there were a lot of pet snakes in the 80’s and early 90s.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:25 pm to Auburn1968
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the Florida python problem
Leave Hogan’s Hangout out of this, brother
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:43 pm to GPayne
quote:Even better, ban them from private ownership. Ever met a non-weirdo snake owner? Me either.....
They should star requiring people that breed and sell the to start chipping them like dogs. That way when one is killed in the wild they can see who it belonged to and prosecute them for releasing them.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:49 pm to TutHillTiger
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They can clearly live in South Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and will hear soon enough.
For a short time. A winter like 2018 or 2021 would kill every single one of them.
This post was edited on 9/21/23 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 9/21/23 at 9:14 pm to Auburn1968
How do they taste?
Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:04 pm to Schmelly
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Python Cowboy got this
Next summer I’m booking a trip with him or the Glades Boys (they just set the record with a 19 footer). This year I was in the Everglades a bit too early. Got plenty other snakes but the pythons peak in the summer. Gonna do it the easy way and pay a guide next time.
…caught some big cottons though.
This post was edited on 9/21/23 at 10:12 pm
Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:19 pm to TigrrrDad
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caught some big cottons though.
Doesn't look happy.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:39 pm to MintBerry Crunch
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Just get Garrett to go yoink them all
not many will get that reference but I do. He’s still tracking the 20 fterPosted on 9/21/23 at 10:42 pm to TigrrrDad
Most snakes don't bother me, but a cotton mouth just looks evil. Throw in their ill temperament, and I don't want anything to do with them.
This post was edited on 9/21/23 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:44 pm to idlewatcher
Garrett is the most entertaining snake guy around. And that crazy fricker walks the Glades (and the Amazon) barefoot. I hunted one of the areas where he films a lot of his stuff - no way in hell was I doing it barefoot - cottonmouths and gators all over the place.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:52 pm to LegendInMyMind
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but a cotton mouth just looks evil. Throw in their ill temperament
Yeah I think it’s that flat ridge that protrudes over the eye that makes them look so badass. Most just like to posture and put on a display but are pretty docile when you handle them.
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