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07-20-2017, 09:44 AM
As pythons invade Florida, professional snake hunting becomes booming industry
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Even alligators are no match for the Burmese python. A 13-footer caught and killed recently had three baby deer in its belly.
Twenty five python hunters get paid $8.10 an hour to drive, hike and crawl in the hot and humid Everglades, looking for snake dens and wrestling the big beasts to the death.
In seven weeks, the 25 pros have killed and removed 149 pythons. The longest one was a 16-footer. Most are in the 7-, 8- and 9-foot range. The hunters also get $50 for every snake they bag, and for each foot longer than 4, there’s an additional $25.
more...> http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/05/30/as-pythons-invade-florida-professional-snake-hunting-becomes-booming-industry.html
9165
Even alligators are no match for the Burmese python. A 13-footer caught and killed recently had three baby deer in its belly.
Twenty five python hunters get paid $8.10 an hour to drive, hike and crawl in the hot and humid Everglades, looking for snake dens and wrestling the big beasts to the death.
In seven weeks, the 25 pros have killed and removed 149 pythons. The longest one was a 16-footer. Most are in the 7-, 8- and 9-foot range. The hunters also get $50 for every snake they bag, and for each foot longer than 4, there’s an additional $25.
more...> http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/05/30/as-pythons-invade-florida-professional-snake-hunting-becomes-booming-industry.html