Python hunting

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What did it do that made him a good pet, even though he tried swallowing your arm??
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Well, I don't recall him ever trying to run away. He was VERY low maintenance, one poop per feeding with one feeding every week to week & ten days. He wasn't noisy. He never required veterenary attention and never barfed. He didn't break things in my apartment. He was adequate company for someone as busy as i was at that time (just out of grad school, new job, new area), but he wasn't overly demanding of my time. He seemed to enjoy travelling with me to visit friends still in college, including several trips to friend's fraternity parties. He provided entertainment at drive thru's, occaisionally. When i lived alone & he had the run of the apartment (except bathroom) he provided a bit of a home security system; for some reason, previously unscheduled/unannounced maintenance visits became prearranged & scheduled with adequate notice. Oh, and he was very affectionate & offered lots of hugs to me and friends. :D

By contrast, my cats can fill a litter box in a few days, barf frequently, demand constant feeding, demand constant attention & petting & grooming, require veterinary attention at least once per quarter each, and have bitten & scratched me MUCH more frequently. My cats make lousy car passengers (see barfing & scratching). Not to even mention all the hair on my clothes & furniture or the scratches on my furniture & claw holes in my shirts. My cats have never been trustworthy enough to take to a party or on a weekend trip. I don't recall any freaky chicks coming home with me due to my cats whereas Speck seemed to have a way with the ladies.

I also don't recall ever walking in when Speck was licking his personal areas, but the cats...well let's not even go there. When these two cats are dead & buried, i am going back to a snake or a painted dragon/agama; mammals are just too much trouble for too little reward. Though, i wouldn't mind a yellow Labrador dog at some point, Lemonjello perhaps.

All that aside, in a one-on-one scrap, unarmed, I'd rather take on the two cats.
 
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Evolution Of the Python

As the Florida pythons move northward, they have been evolving and some variations in color have occurred. Although they prefer warmer climates, the overpopulation in Florida has forced this evolution due to lack of food sources.

They have followed waterways and forested areas and move as far north as Washington, D.C. Their skin color has changed to red to blend in with the prey in that area.

Some have moved as far north and west and now exist in the Rocky Mountains as the Snow Python. Their skin color has changed to white to blend in with the snow. There, they can feed on hibernating rodents during the winter months. So far there are no reported incidences involving the ski areas, probably because the pythons prefer solace.

Local gun laws in these places do not allow for unlimited hunting, so the population is expected to explode.
 
Idea?

Why don't they have some sort of charity hunt for pythons? Charge a fee and have all the money go to some worthy charity. Also make sort of contest out of python hunting with prizes going to the largest snake killed. I suppose if the population of these creatures is really that bad, hunting alone might not solve the problem. But a good hunt with as many people as possible might put a dent in their populations.

I also wonder if dogs could be trained to sniff out these reptiles?
 
EK an KK in FM

The ever elusive Snow Python.....most commonly found in environments associate with Heradura or Patron Tequila. Also quite common in aeras plush with Absolut and Jamesons or Bushmills. Normally hibernating during periods of sobriety :)
 
My understanding is that the Snow Python is often found in company with the dreaded Lounge Lizard.

Or, possibly, seen by said LL after sufficient ingestion of Heradura.

By the time you've gotten your bottle of mescal down to worm-kissing time, those Snow Pythons have likely turned pink...
 
Florida wants to get rid of those suckers? Send some buses down to South Louisiana with free Budweiser on board. You'll have enough coonasses to rid the entire State of Florida of every snake there.:D
 
Have to be a fl resident...shoot. Was contemplating calling up a couple of buddies and seeing if they wanted to haul butt down there tomorrow after work until i saw that. Then was wondering what would be the best gun set up for a three/four man group 22's & shotguns?

Yeah right, till you run into one of these:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750

49ft long and 990lbs
 
Olibabwa, SFAIK the Florida residency is only required for hunting on the State lands. Not a requirement on private land.
 
"However, just thought about this: Alligators do and they are found all the way up into parts of South Carolina....... "
We have alligators in Memphis, TN.
 
I know some guys who hunt and kill wild hogs with a Bowie knife. Hounds will track and catch a hog. Then the pit bull grabs and holds the hog. The hunter jumps amidst the fray and kills the hog with a knife. Nobody--dog, man, or hog--is standing still. They say it's fun.

Are any of you using a knife on your snake hunt?

Nogo
 
nogo, Thus my handle... I do that but rarely "stick" the pig... 98% or so of the time, we use 1/2-3/4" inch nylon webbing called mule tape to hog tie and haul them out alive... And yes it is an adrenaline rush compared by few other things.:D
Brent
 
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