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Forget Coyotes, we gotta control these snakes:)
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spurrs and racks
Banned
too cold.....
up here, but in south Florida they will take over.....they already have.
s&r
up here, but in south Florida they will take over.....they already have.
s&r
I'd love to have the hide off of one of those.
chase870
Possum Sox
Wonder if we could ship the homeless there and pay them to camp out
swamp hunter
Senior Member
We started out with the Whopping total of 1.3 Deer per square mile.
Then we re-introduced an Apex Predator..Cougars.
Now we have over 200 of them.
Then we got Big Honkin Snakes to finish the 1.3 deer per square Mile off .
Then we made Deer Leases 7 to 10 $$ Thousand per Member
No wonder I drive to just South of Valdosta to hunt.
But we got great fishing..so there's that..
Then we re-introduced an Apex Predator..Cougars.
Now we have over 200 of them.
Then we got Big Honkin Snakes to finish the 1.3 deer per square Mile off .
Then we made Deer Leases 7 to 10 $$ Thousand per Member
No wonder I drive to just South of Valdosta to hunt.
But we got great fishing..so there's that..
red neck richie
Senior Member
Would you display the hide or make something out of it?
shdw633
Senior Member
Go get you one. I think there is a time when they let people go try and catch those things down there. Get with Swamp Hunter, he can probably turn you on to one.
Last Minute
Senior Member
They're thick down here... I have a buddy that's getting paid by South Florida water management to catch them. He'll camp out for a couple of days and he's been bringing back a dozen or so per trip. Lots of 12 to 13 footers lately...
Last Minute
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Them cougars are a nightmare down here! There's a lot more of them then what they'll admit to and they are wreaking havoc on our wildlife. Just about eradicated hogs south of the caloosahatchee and the deer numbers have plummeted as well. Just last week fwc released anther cat in dinner island... Now we're even jumping them in glades on our airboats and fulltracks.
Make stuff.
Cowboy boots.?
red neck richie
Senior Member
Yeah I can see him wearing these.
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I actually have a pair of western diamondback rattlesnake cowboy boots. Love 'em.
Permitchaser
Senior Member
In the article they didn't say what they did with the snake. It was yahoo news so what did you expect
Other sources reveal they made it spit up the deer, (that's why they could weigh it) and released the snake as it is part of a tracking project.
If you want to read some interesting stuff, look up about the Indians (from India) whose culture is tracking and hunting these snakes, and who were brought to Florida. These dudes could actually track the snakes, and knew how to lure them in.
Another footnote, is that the water control districts in Fl. are independent gov't agencies, and the SW Fl. Water Control District has taken a much more aggressive approach to the python issue than the State of Florida.
I haven't seen the latest results, but there was one project where they were training terriers to scent and track the snakes. Apparently they leave a significant scent trail.
one hogman
Senior Member
I hate SNAKES , I hope they can kill a bunch of them down there, but I don't want any part of it!!!
swamp hunter
Senior Member
Interesting..
Why do you Hate Snakes. Without them you would be overrun buy Rats and Mice . They do just fine on the own. Not out to attack a 6 '3 Georgia guy with a Rifle walking down dim roads at dark.
Respect not Fear thru Knowledge..
I was never Afraid of Snakes cause they were everywhere when I was growing up..still are. 60 Years in Cottonmouth Central and not a bite yet.
Maybe you should stay on the Sidewalks...
Why do you Hate Snakes. Without them you would be overrun buy Rats and Mice . They do just fine on the own. Not out to attack a 6 '3 Georgia guy with a Rifle walking down dim roads at dark.
Respect not Fear thru Knowledge..
I was never Afraid of Snakes cause they were everywhere when I was growing up..still are. 60 Years in Cottonmouth Central and not a bite yet.
Maybe you should stay on the Sidewalks...
jiminbogart
TCU Go Frawgs !
Those cougars must be sneeky if y'all caint get a shot at them. Tried baitin' 'em?
Last Minute
Senior Member
Get caught shooting one and they'll stick you under the jail lol. Hopefully that changes after the ongoing predation survey in the big cypress is complete.
spurrs and racks
Banned
well
"Just about eradicated hogs south of the caloosahatchee and the deer numbers have plummeted as well"
I don't hunt or even live close enough to give it a shot. But, if these snakes can control the hog population, much less "eradicate" them , then there is a plus side to these creatures.
s&r
"Just about eradicated hogs south of the caloosahatchee and the deer numbers have plummeted as well"
I don't hunt or even live close enough to give it a shot. But, if these snakes can control the hog population, much less "eradicate" them , then there is a plus side to these creatures.
s&r
