The new year is here and pythons still thrive in the Glades. SO as many people know the Python Challenge has been issued by the FWC. A few pythons hunters have opted out of participating in it finding it a slap in the face due to a monetary reward being granted for the person who catches the most and the longest. A few us python hunters still removed pythons to help control the population size. Others see it more as a bragging rights activity and either dont report the snakes they catch as required by their permits or lie about where they are catching snakes. We few who follow the proper procedures and actually care about the real reason we are doing this find it a bit unsafe to have 300+ people run around the Everglades for a month with guns. Besides the safety issues there is also the concern that native snakes are going to be slaughtered.
That being said I am going to participate. I have had a few media outlets contact me and asked if i would mind having a camera follow me around and do a short interview about conservation. I also am taking with another media company that wants to do a reality show.
I hope, if it all pans out, that i can bring a scientific and environmental aspect to the hunt instead of showing a bunch of people acting like idiots.
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