106 Burmese pythons captured in Florida...

[chairman]

I believe that they require live capture because officials are pretty sure that the hunters will be bagging significant volumes of native snakes. Many seasoned outdoor people don't take the time to learn to identify snakes.

Similarly, large portions of the glades are protected from the hunt to prevent poachers of other wildlife from masquerading as "snake hunters."

Burms have no business being wild in FL. I think that they should all be humanely put down. Hunts like this can't possibly be very effective but they do represent a somewhat reasonable compromise when you consider the need to get rid of the invasives while protecting the natural environment. The best way to kill the burms in south FL is to just patiently wait for a 2-3 day cold snap during winter.

In reality, habitat loss has to be the greatest killer of Florida's native wildlife. But blaming large snakes is waaaay sexier.