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| General BS forum I guess anything is fair game in here. Just watch the subject matter doesn't get carried away too much. |
02-09-2013, 09:53 AM
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02-09-2013, 11:13 AM
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Agency spokeswoman Carli Segelson surely putting her spin on it.
"This is the largest sample of pythons in Florida for such a short period of time," FWC spokeswoman Carli Segelson said.
The data gleaned from such a sample is valuable for hatching new population-control plans, she said.
There have been rumors of cheating, drunkenness and target practice against native animals, including at least one turtle, say reptile enthusiasts. One hunter said he declined offers from two friends to give him pythons to turn in for the contest. Segelson said she hasn't seen evidence of any of this.
The FWC has never released an estimate on the Everglades python population. It's impossible to count in such remote areas, experts agree. So any number is purely speculation.
Including this one: "There may be as many as 150,000 of these snakes just in the Everglades National Park," U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said last month at Big Cypress National Preserve.
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02-09-2013, 11:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JColt
One hunter said he declined offers from two friends to give him pythons to turn in for the contest.
Including this one: "There may be as many as 150,000 of these snakes just in the Everglades National Park," U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said last month at Big Cypress National Preserve.
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So, people are releasing pets for the purpose of having a friend shoot them for a few dollars? That's pretty messed up.
And there may be 2 million, but there aren't.
Noelle
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02-09-2013, 11:45 AM
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Well, I will tell you what... NO WAY I would want to be out in the Everglades with those guys running around out there drunk with guns in their hands.
Guns and alcohol DEFINITELY do not mix well.
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02-10-2013, 11:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WebSlave
Well, I will tell you what... NO WAY I would want to be out in the Everglades with those guys running around out there drunk with guns in their hands.
Guns and alcohol DEFINITELY do not mix well.
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I believe the hunt which started Jan. 12 (almost a month ago) & had 1,500 hunters that killed a whopping 50 pythons ends at midnight tonight. I'm not 100% sure if them numbers & dates are still current. I'm just happy that a major "accident" didn't occur because of a stupidity publicity stunt, not that it wouldn't have been blamed on guns, pythons, whatever anyway.
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02-10-2013, 04:54 PM
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50 is the count as of one hour ago today.
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02-10-2013, 05:27 PM
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As for whether there will be a second Python Challenge, that is yet to be determined, said Segelson, with the Conservation Commission.
Clark's python hunting days are behind him.
"It seems pointless," he said.
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