SNAKES...
The Everglades is a swampland located in the southern region of Florida. Roughly 7,800 square miles or 20,000 square kilometers. A levee borders along most of the Eastern developed areas that include Miami & Fort Lauderdale, extending about 200 miles north.There are a few highways that run north & south some roads that connect to a few west coast cities, like Naples and Tampa.
A natural preserve, you can find several Indian reservations along the way to the west coast. They have several rest stops for food, toilet facilities, gas, fishing and tourism with air boat rides and canoeing.
There are warning signs not to feed the wildlife. If you get caught hunting birds, expect a jail visit.
With certain restrictions, you are allowed to trap & kill alligators and Burmese pythons.
I'm not sure of the history, but pythons aren't indigenous to the area and have become invasive and destructive to the natural wildlife.
Introducing Mike Kimmel, aka the Python Cowboy. Mike sells custom made leather goods from pythons he's captured.
It's nesting season and Mike was able to kill a female python who was carrying more than 60 eggs. It's a major find to keep the python population under control as a fully grown snake can eat an adult alligator.
One of his stories appeared in Yahoo, complete with a photo of this catch.
Comments (4)
.that strange toad that eats up pet food that is left
Outdoors...Natl. Geographic did a piece on it many
Years ago..
Represent 1 helluva argument for the right to
Keep & bear arms...just saying...