On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:01:22 -0500, wrote:

The fear is that the hunters
will be worse for the environment than the snakes


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They can't have it both ways. Someone's going to have to hunt or trap
them.

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:59:08 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:39:27 -0500, Happy John
wrote:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...rc=nl_cuzheads

or: http://tinyurl.com/8y8anpy

Damn place is getting to be quite a dangerous zoo.

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All we need is a bounty combined with a bunch of air boats, red necks
and shot guns and the whole problem will be solved in no time. The
park service never considers the obvious solutions. :-)

The whole thing could be organized like a bass tournament with a Le
Mans start everyday, sponsorship money, and a Snake Hunter channel on
cable TV. Behind every problem is an opportunity !

There are people in Water management who have the right answer but it
is not politically correct enough. There is an export market for the
intestines of a python. The Chinese are paying big bucks for them and
it has made these snakes extinct in a lot of their native range. They
could easily simply open up the hunt to people harvesting this
resource and really hurt the population. The fear is that the hunters
will be worse for the environment than the snakes

Sounds to me like a whole new industry free range anaconda, better than
the farm raised anaconda. You can create two markets

On Feb 1, 1:31*am, wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:32:01 -0500, Wayne.B

wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:01:22 -0500, wrote:

The fear is that the hunters
will be worse for the environment than the snakes

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They can't have it both ways. *Someone's going to have to hunt or trap
them.

There is an ongoing program to kill them in SFWMD managed areas. My
son in law has been out there with the hunters. The big problem is
these things are real hard to see.
You get marsh grass and a few inches of water and you can step on one
before you see it.
There are some real good infra red goggles that will let you see them
at night as long as they are not underwater but they can stay
underwater quite a while. The basic plan is to shoot whatever part you
see with a shotgun and then hope you can hit a vital spot with a
follow up shot *when they jump. Some of the pros are pretty good at
it.
You have to be fast tho because you are never sure which way the head
is if you just see some of the body.
The bite is very serious, even tho there is no venom. Imagine a big
dog with a buttload of backward pointing teeth. Once you are bit, they
can't really let go all that easily, particularly if you are pulling
away.

Shotgun? Screw that... .308 !!!!!

On Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:18:42 -0500, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:59:08 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:39:27 -0500, Happy John
wrote:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...rc=nl_cuzheads

or: http://tinyurl.com/8y8anpy

Damn place is getting to be quite a dangerous zoo.

===

All we need is a bounty combined with a bunch of air boats, red necks
and shot guns and the whole problem will be solved in no time. The
park service never considers the obvious solutions. :-)

The whole thing could be organized like a bass tournament with a Le
Mans start everyday, sponsorship money, and a Snake Hunter channel on
cable TV. Behind every problem is an opportunity !

There are people in Water management who have the right answer but it
is not politically correct enough. There is an export market for the
intestines of a python. The Chinese are paying big bucks for them and
it has made these snakes extinct in a lot of their native range. They
could easily simply open up the hunt to people harvesting this
resource and really hurt the population. The fear is that the hunters
will be worse for the environment than the snakes

Sounds to me like a whole new industry free range anaconda, better than
the farm raised anaconda. You can create two markets

Now *there* is a damn good idea. Hell, if rattlesnake is good, anaconda must be great.