Florida Snake Hunt

These large constrictors pose direct threats to native wildlife.
Florida snake hunt. An invasion of Burmese python in the Florida Everglades is threatening the areas sprawling ecosystem. 18 2013 -- A new prize in the Florida python hunt has been. The annual Python Bowl a ten-day hunt thrown hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is nearing its end.
More than 750 people from 20 states turned up for Floridas 2020 Python Bowl catching 80 of the giant invasive snakes the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a release. The snakes are captured dead or alive and turned in to the University of Florida for research the meat and skins are returned to the hunter and can be made into beautiful leather products. Pythons are non-native invasive snakes that are established and spreading throughout South Florida.
Pythons cause significant impacts to native prey such as marsh rabbits deer wading birds and even alligators. The largest python captured in Florida was 18 feet 8 inches long according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. One of the latest pythons to be caught in the Everglades is a record-breaker.
Ruben Ramirez and George Brana basically applied for this job during Floridas first great snake hunt the Python Challenge four years ago but didnt get it. But even by snake hunting standards the July night when TIME accompanied Donna Kalil in the Florida Everglades was a night to remember. 68 Burmese Pythons Caught Top hunter wins cash prize for capturing 18 pythons throughout the everglades.
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N o night is ordinary when you hunt pythons for a living. Annual challenge encourages the public to catch as many of the invasive giant snakes that. Calling all herpetologists snake whisperers and anyone interested in working outdoors in the stifling Florida heat for a few weeks.