On top of the $26 giving a short season to the WMA's... did ya'll see the requirements placed on the permit holder?
Applicant Requirements:
* Be Florida resident... (Check)
* Possess a valid reptile of concern permit, digital camera and a GPS unit... (Check)
* Have experience capturing wild snakes... (got that too)
* Have experience handling large constrictors... (junior does)
* Have experience euthanizing reptiles... (yep, with shovels, hoes, limbs and guns as well as the occasional axe and stump method)
* Have experience working in remote areas... (sure do)
Permit Requirements:
* Photograph and mark GPS locations of captured snakes... (fair enuff)
* Photograph and describe stomach contents of euthanized snakes... (they will also have the contents of my stomach in the pic)
* File reports with the FWC within 36 hours of capture... (me? Do paperwork?... RIGHTTTTT)
* Make at least five trips each calendar quarter... (asking a bit much there)
* Visit each of 4 wildlife management units at least twice during the year... (I think I will decide where and when I hit the woods...
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No thanx!!!
Brent