Hunting pythons in florida

[GOPHER SLAYER]

I watched the Swamp Guys, Troy and his son Zack hunting Burmese Pythons and it was amazing to say the least. Florida is paying a bounty on the snakes and I think they can also sell them for their skin and the meat. The state pays a thousand dollars bounty for the Rock Python. I don't know what the difference is. Maybe larger. Those snakes are wiping out the natives species.

[Finster101]

They in fact are becoming quite a problem in the Glades. Fortunately for me they have not yet made it as far north as I am but I'm not that far maybe 40 miles, so it's only a matter of time. If I see one I'm not sure the hide would be worth much by the time I am through with it.

[cwtebay]

Has anyone on here ever hunted them? I was planning a fishing trip and would really like to try hunting them if at all possible.

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[Monobill]

There was reality show on TV where they hunted them. Looks like changing hunting.

[Rcmaveric]

They shouldn't get too far north. Pythons can't handle cold well. The glades stay swampy warm. You start getting into my area of Florida and they won't last long in the winter.

I used to keep them as pets and I lost the first one before I learned their warmth needs.

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[obssd1958]

And here I thought this was a Colt thread...

[panhed65]

don't understand why they do not just shoot them, must be worth more alive I guess.
Barry

[dannyd]

They shouldn't get too far north. Pythons can't handle cold well. The glades stay swampy warm. You start getting into my area of Florida and they won't last long in the winter.

I used to keep them as pets and I lost the first one before I learned their warmth needs.

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Back in the day we had Python Hunters right on Roosevelt Blvd ;)

[richhodg66]

I have heard they are becoming a problem like invasive species usually are. Did they start as released pets? Seems like they wouldn't survive and reproduce unless a lot of them were released together.

[Hickok]

870 Remington, extended magazine tube, two bandoleers of buckshot.....ready to hunt pythons!:redneck:

[Three44s]

You all be careful!

Don’t get wrapped up in your work!

Three44s

[dannyd]

I have heard they are becoming a problem like invasive species usually are. Did they start as released pets? Seems like they wouldn't survive and reproduce unless a lot of them were released together.


Hurricane Andrew destroyed a exotic pet company and they escaped.

[dannyd]

We have 44 types of snakes in Florida only 6 are venomous. There are days my yard looks like the reptile farm. Just something you learn to live with. (that's not counting the Python)

[gbrown]

I had a Burmese python in my classroom for about 6 years. He started out at about 4 feet. His name was Senjen, given to me by my oldest daughter's boyfriend. He was tame and gentle. Students handled it and he was never aggressive. I fed him rats before school. With parents permission, interested students could watch. Usually had quite a crowd. Stunned the rat, dropped it in the cage. Got rid of him when he got up to 7 feet. Gave him to the Houston zoo, they had a breeding facility somewhere north of Houston. Bred in captivity, handled gently, they are good pets. Out in the wild, not so much.

[blackthorn]

Lot of drama on that show. Done to get people to watch it. They play around with the snake before one of them grabs it behind its head. If all they wanted to do was catch it a forked stick (or similar) would pin it quicker and (perhaps) safer. Did anyone besides me notice how superstitious those guys are (or at least pretend to be)?

[Finster101]

And here I thought this was a Colt thread...

If were to see one it might become one. I tend to carry a 1911 rather than my Python though.

[Finster101]

They shouldn't get too far north. Pythons can't handle cold well. The glades stay swampy warm. You start getting into my area of Florida and they won't last long in the winter.

I used to keep them as pets and I lost the first one before I learned their warmth needs.

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I'm actually in the sheet flow leading to the glades and far enough south that if they continue to expand their range they could reach me. The fact that half a mile down my road dead ends in to a 2200 acre preserve could influence it as well.

[Finster101]

Did I mention I hate snakes.

[gwpercle]

I caught an episode ... after a successful hunt they cooked a "snake" Jambalaya ...Troy Landry surprised me ... he didn't seem to enjoy it . I don't think Troy will be putting that recipe in his cook book !
I wonder how much the bounty is on the Pythons and if that's Dead Or Alive ?
I'm getting a little old for bounty hunting and will stick with the $6.00 Nutria bounty ...they eat good and no person has ever been attacked and killed by a Nutria !
Actually Troy didn't seem all that excited about grabbing a huge snake that can bite the creep out of you and they are constrictors ... Lots of added drama for the camera ... you don't have to catch them bare handed .
I would bring my 22 Nutria rifle ... one shot to the snake brain and he's toast .
Gary

[slim1836]

Did I mention I hate snakes.

You are not alone.

Slim

[GOPHER SLAYER]

870 Remington, extended magazine tube, two balladeers of buckshot.....ready to hunt pythons!:redneck:

You have the right idea Hickock. The exact method I would choose. I think the pythons were released when hurricane Andrew tore up a reptile compound back in the 80s. There DNA has been checked and they it seems they are from the same group.

[Stephen Cohen]

One of the things I really admire about America is your system of looking after the game and native animals, paying a bounty is a good part of this I would think. There was a time when we also had a bounty system but that is long gone in most cases. The fox domestic cats and Indonesian Myna are three that should have bounties while we still have a few native animals left. I live in suburbia and would have my Cup of tea and toast on my veranda with the red and blue wrens every morning, have not seen one in several years now but have trapped and sent about 60 cats to pound in last few years, 17 in one week is my best. I am not a real cat lover but my wife is so our cat remains inside, I do long for the days when I used to get between $6 and $8 a skin in my young days. There are those that find it hard to believe that cats running wild in the bush actually kill all native animals including our Wallabies. Regards Stephen

[Finster101]

Stephen, all invasive species are treated as the pythons are. We have been beset with Green Iguanas which are not native, create a mess and eat native vegetation. While they are in no way protected people won't kill them because they like the way they look or are good for the tourist trade. Thanks to a couple of hurricanes and some uncaring owners who have discarded their pets in the Everglades there a lot of non-natives out there. It's just that some thrive better than others.

[.429&H110]

This sounds like a 2021 covid summer vacation!
Skin some pythons!
I spent some time in South Florida,
sometimes I miss that swamp.
Regs say you have to be a resident to apply.
I wonder if you can collect a bounty without a permit, knowing FL probly not.
Quick google-fu search found

Python is good in chili — or so Kalil says. She also likes it in stir fry. But her favorite way to eat python is to pressure cook it for 10 or 15 minutes, sauté it with onions and garlic, and add it to pasta and sauce.Dec 12, 2020

Haven't found a rattler yet around here big enough to make a hat-band, but a python would do.

[Stephen Cohen]

I ate snake once on a survival course and found it tasty, but I had not eaten in a couple days. I once suggested to a senior wild life officer that we should allow people to keep native species as pets and that may well lower the number of cats being kept by animal lovers, he assured me he once suggested that and near lost his position over such a suggestion. I know the cat lovers will carry on but in this country they are by far the worst invasive species we have. Regards Stephen

[Gtrubicon]

Rattlesnake is actually pretty good

[sav300]

May i ask.what is a nutria?

[Ural Driver]

May i ask.what is a nutria?

https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/invasive/myocastor-coypus

[Wild Bill 7]

Bought the Diana 350 magnum 177 pellet rifle from Numrich for the sole purpose of disposing iguanas around here. My neighbor has about 30 to his credit in the last couple of months. Now for some time off to hone my skills for that project.

[gbrown]

Stephen, all invasive species are treated as the pythons are. We have been beset with Green Iguanas which are not native, create a mess and eat native vegetation. While they are in no way protected people won't kill them because they like the way they look or are good for the tourist trade. Thanks to a couple of hurricanes and some uncaring owners who have discarded their pets in the Everglades there a lot of non-natives out there. It's just that some thrive better than others.

Iguanas are known as Jungle Chicken by Special Forces and people of the Central Americans.

[pcolapaddler]

We were down in the everglades during Christmas. We took a boat tour; the guy in the tour said that possums, rabbits and racoons have pretty much been wioed out by the pythons. Alligator population has been negatively impacted because the snakes catch and eat the young shortly after they hatch.

They hunt and capture them in good numbers, but the snakes produce several thousand young each year. It is difficult to keep up.

Bounty info...
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-nsf-python-hunt-expands-hunters-20190913-27j2xinourgwxark7jphztmdou-story.html

An even worse threat is on the way. Singer sort of large lizard called a Tegu. It may give the pythons competition. Snakes and alligators eat once every few days or week. This lizard will eat every day.



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[gbrown]

I've had chicken fried rattlesnake several times. Like chicken bites, quite tasty, especially with some good cream gravy.

[gbrown]

Actually, the taste of the rattlesnake is very mild, like chicken breast, most taste was in the breading and gravy.

[Stephen Cohen]

Actually, the taste of the rattlesnake is very mild, like chicken breast, most taste was in the breading and gravy.

gbrown, I need new glasses I read your last paragraph as, most taste was in the breeding and gravy. My mind went wild there for a minute. Regards Stephen

[10-x]

Friend in S Ga. books lizard hunts in everglades, only use pellet guns (air or spring) as guess firearms are not allowed. He’s written a cookbook on using them.

[akajun]

I caught an episode ... after a successful hunt they cooked a "snake" Jambalaya ...Troy Landry surprised me ... he didn't seem to enjoy it . I don't think Troy will be putting that recipe in his cook book !
I wonder how much the bounty is on the Pythons and if that's Dead Or Alive ?
I'm getting a little old for bounty hunting and will stick with the $6.00 Nutria bounty ...they eat good and no person has ever been attacked and killed by a Nutria !
Actually Troy didn't seem all that excited about grabbing a huge snake that can bite the creep out of you and they are constrictors ... Lots of added drama for the camera ... you don't have to catch them bare handed .
I would bring my 22 Nutria rifle ... one shot to the snake brain and he's toast .
Gary

I bet he wouldn’t eat a alligator over 7 feet long either I’m sure big snakes are like big gators, tough and oily. That’s why fried alligator in restaurants is cut up so small and marinated before it’s fried. And why a jambalaya ? Stew that down in a gravy

[waksupi]

This sounds like a 2021 covid summer vacation!
Skin some pythons!
I spent some time in South Florida,
sometimes I miss that swamp.
Regs say you have to be a resident to apply.
I wonder if you can collect a bounty without a permit, knowing FL probly not.
Quick google-fu search found

Python is good in chili — or so Kalil says. She also likes it in stir fry. But her favorite way to eat python is to pressure cook it for 10 or 15 minutes, sauté it with onions and garlic, and add it to pasta and sauce.Dec 12, 2020

Haven't found a rattler yet around here big enough to make a hat-band, but a python would do.

I'd heard what I had considered to be an old wive's tale for years about a rattlesnake skin hat band giving you a headache. Well, I made one years ago, and I'll be darned if it didn't give me a headache!

[gwpercle]

May i ask.what is a nutria?

A fur bearing , plant eating , invasive animal from South America ... they escaped into the Louisiana wetlands and do damage to levees and water ways and marsh vegetation .
They have a $6.00 bounty on the tails turned in , you can keep the fur and the meat is very good...if you are a Cajun and can cook wild game ...it's one of the tastier animals .
Riding up and down the canals at night shooting them is practiced by many local Sherriff's Departments ... Swat Team rifle practice !

I would much prefer to have Nutria's than them huge awful Snakes ... I don't like snakes either !
Gary

[earlmck]

And here I thought this was a Colt thread...

Yep. Was expecting a hot tip on finding great estate sales.

[Winger Ed.]

There are those that find it hard to believe that cats running wild in the bush actually kill all native animals

Snakes eat whatever they kill, however-
Common house cats running around loose outside, and stray dogs in packs are about the only animals,
besides people that kill things and do it just because they can.

Packs of dogs kill a lot of deer by running them to death, and then don't eat them.
Cats will do their best to eliminate the bird population in their area, and not always eat them either.

[TonyR]

$1000 a pop? Gonna have to go to Florida lol


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[sniper]

And here I thought this was a Colt thread...

:mrgreen:

[cwtebay]

And here I thought this was a Colt thread...Well, I was thinking about taking my Colt Python with me..... does that count?

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[fiberoptik]

Stephen, all invasive species are treated as the pythons are. We have been beset with Green Iguanas which are not native, create a mess and eat native vegetation. While they are in no way protected people won't kill them because they like the way they look or are good for the tourist trade. Thanks to a couple of hurricanes and some uncaring owners who have discarded their pets in the Everglades there a lot of non-natives out there. It's just that some thrive better than others.

Puerto Rico has a huge iguana [emoji1656] problem. Released pets have taken over the mango farms, wiping out huge amounts of crops. People are paid by farmers to hunt them using high powered big bore air rifles. (.22 l.r. restricted or banned?) read about it in one of the gun mags at a doctors office. Sounds like fun, & at 35 lbs. of lizard, good eating as well. Article said the tails were good.


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