Snakes alive! The experts speak.

[Woodznutz]

Instead of poison I think a hefty reward on each python coupled with permission to hunt them with guns, traps and other non environment damaging devices would be worth trying. If the reward is high enough every teenager or young adult who is in need of additional income would be tempted to try.

All methods should be used.

 

[Woodznutz]

It takes uncommon grit to spend any time at all out in the Everglades. There are few places more unforgiving in America. It's also mind mindbogglingly large with few landmarks.

That's why I believe a poisoning program would be a good option.

 

[Crick]

That's why I believe a poisoning program would be a good option.

How are you going to poison the invasive species without poisoning the native species?

 

[Woodznutz]

How are you going to poison the invasive species without poisoning the native species?

Most species wouldn't be affected, and collateral casualties can be reintroduced.

 

[Hossfly]

Snakes is good eatin'

I ate snakes in Vietnam. Smells like pussy, tastes like chicken.

 

[ReinyDays]

Almost every animal tastes like chicken because all meat is almost entirely made of similar varieties of protein.

What did everything taste like before we domesticated the chicken? ... lizard? ...

 

[ReinyDays]

Most species wouldn't be affected, and collateral casualties can be reintroduced.

ALL species would be effected ... how do you poison an environment without killing everything? ... set a little rat poison out and see how many cats and dogs you can murder ...

 

[Woodznutz]

ALL species would be effected ... how do you poison an environment without killing everything? ... set a little rat poison out and see how many cats and dogs you can murder ...

You poison the snakes, not the environment.

 

[Unkotare]

You poison the snakes, not the environment.

Pretty sure it doesn't work that way.

 

[Woodznutz]

Pretty sure it doesn't work that way.

There would be some collateral damage, of course.

 

[norwegen]

Instead of poison I think a hefty reward on each python coupled with permission to hunt them with guns, traps and other non environment damaging devices would be worth trying. If the reward is high enough every teenager or young adult who is in need of additional income would be tempted to try.

If I'm not mistaken, Florida already has python hunting seasons and offers rewards for certain hauls.

 

[Woodznutz]

If I'm not mistaken, Florida already has python hunting seasons and offers rewards for certain hauls.

May be fun but not an effective control.

 

[ReinyDays]

You poison the snakes, not the environment.

If you have your hands on a snake, maybe just kill it then and there ... break it's neck ... stomp it's head ... run all 33 bullets out of your Glock Model 30 semi-auto .45 caliber ...

If the snake is poisoned, then so will be whatever eats the snake ... just like poisoning rats will kill dogs and cats that eat the rats ... your city-slickers don't know nothin' ...

 

[Crick]

If you have your hands on a snake, maybe just kill it then and there ... break it's neck ... stomp it's head ... run all 33 bullets out of your Glock Model 30 semi-auto .45 caliber ...

If the snake is poisoned, then so will be whatever eats the snake ... just like poisoning rats will kill dogs and cats that eat the rats ... your city-slickers don't know nothin' ...

I think the most common method used in the Everglades is simply a machete.

 

[ReinyDays]

I think the most common method used in the Everglades is simply a machete.

The radio collars on opossums have been leading hunters to the snakes ... ha ha ... but yeah, machetes are good too ...

 

[Unkotare]

I think the most common method used in the Everglades is simply a machete.

 

[Woodznutz]

..

If the snake is poisoned, then so will be whatever eats the snake ... just like poisoning rats will kill dogs and cats that eat the rats ... your city-slickers don't know nothin' ...

We develop a poisoning method just for the snakes.

 

[Woodznutz]

... your city-slickers don't know nothin' ...

You could have phrased this better.

"That ain't the way we do things 'roun heah."

 

[Woodznutz]

Pretty sure it doesn't work that way.

I'm surprised that an educator doesn't think outside the box on this.

 

[Unkotare]

I'm surprised that an educator doesn't think outside the box on this.

An educator understands how an ecosystem works.