Why Florida will never control the Burmese pythons.

[Woodznutz]

Two words. "Humane capture".

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Two words. "Humane capture".

They need to do like they used to do when the alligators go to be too numerous, have a state sponsored hunt and have people enter a raffle to get a tag to do it.

 

[TNHarley]

They need to do like they used to do when the alligators go to be too numerous, have a state sponsored hunt and have people enter a raffle to get a tag to do it.

They pay people to go out and kill them.

 

[1srelluc]

Hunting Pythons in Florida: All You Need to Know

Exploring the unique challenge of hunting pythons in Florida opens a window into the state’s ongoing efforts to address the invasive Burmese python population. As these non-native snakes disrupt the delicate balance of the Everglades ecosystem, wildlife authorities have enlisted licensed hunters...

southfloridafishingandhunting.com

I see they are trying to monetize hunting them with "guided hunts".

That always works out badly because like wild hogs they will be "protected" in certain areas due to "pay to play" if there is money to be made off the rubes.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

That is exactly what we need to do to the invasive species slithering across our borders.

 

[KissMy]

Two words. "Humane capture".

Florida is paying bounty hunters to control its python population​

paid by the hour – between $13 (£10.22) and $18 (£14.15) depending on where she was out hunting, for up to 10 hours – and a bounty for every python she caught. Fifty dollars for every python under 4ft (1.2m). Another $25 (£19.65) per foot. And a $200 (£157.19) bonus for finding an active python nest. As the pythons are a regulated species, they cannot be transported alive. Florida's python agents are trained to kill the reptiles using a bolt gun. The programme, which was launched in 2017, has captured and euthanised 7,330 pythons so far.

 

[Woodznutz]

Here's the problem, in two paragraphs.

"They have devastated our ecosystem," says Mike Kirkland, senior invasive animal biologist at South Florida's water management district, who masterminded the python removal programme."

"It's important to me that the pythons are humanely euthanised. These are living creatures who are here through no fault of their own." – Mike Kirkland

This guy is a complete idiot.