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Reward Offered To Catch Person Releasing Pythons
Reptile Owners Offer $18,400 Reward After 12-Foot Python Released In Tampa
POSTED: 2:21 pm EST December 16, 2009
TAMPA, Fla. -- Several dozen reptile owners have come together to stop the person releasing pythons in Tampa.
The group is offering an $18,400 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for releasing a 12-foot Burmese python a week ago.
With increased public awareness of pythons, many owners are concerned that the public's image of them is inaccurate.
Michael Cole operates Ballroom Pythons South in central Florida. Cole said most people who own Burmese pythons and other reptiles "are very responsible pet owners and would never release them or inadequately cage them."
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission extended a program to eradicate pythons from the Florida Everglades to a year-round effort starting in January.
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