It’s War!! Florida vs. Burmese python snakes, with a possible pet ban
Hey, with all our other civic problems, transportation shortfalls, educational deficiencies comes this real news:
We Floridians are sick and tired of these motherfucking snakes in this motherfucking state!
Burmese pythons have overrun the Everglades and are being openly hunted. Now, the state is considering banning them as pets after a pet snake killed a 2-year-old recently.
From the Tallahassee Democrat:
State environmental officials told Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday they are considering a ban on Burmese pythons, the mammoth snakes threatening Everglades restoration.
Col. Julie Jones, law-enforcement chief of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said the agency is strongly enforcing rules to keep track of pet pythons. In addition to a $100 annual fee, the “reptiles of concern” are having microchips implanted so that, if they are illegally released or escape, owners can be tracked down.
An 81/2-foot pet python escaped its tank and killed a 2-year-old girl at her Central Florida home on July 1. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has called for a federal ban on importing the snake, which can grow to 26 feet and 200 pounds.
The FWCC is running a “reptiles of concern” roundup. So far, seven herpetologists have been issued permits to trap them and three more are being screened by the agency.
