September 15th, 2009
Python reports rise dramatically since Sumter girl’s death
Florida wildlife officials say all this summer’s publicity about Burmese pythons may be leading to more reports of illegally held reptiles.
And they’ve just released numbers showing a dramatic increase in snake reports just in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Northeast Region, which covers 12 Central Florida counties.
Between January and June 30, FWC’s Northeast Region handled 13 snake reports, according to spokeswoman Joy Hill.
But since July 1, when a Burmese python killed a young Sumter County girl, that office has handled 38 snake-related calls.
That’s a 192-percent increase over the first six months of the year.
Officials are encouraging people with unlicensed pythons to get them registered. Which would be better than letting them go.
Tags: FL
September 16th, 2009 at 8:39 am
You think things are bad in Florida??
Check this out:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/snake-sneaks-back-into-ireland-1887290.html
And I thought St. Patrick had solved the snake problem!
September 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Registration is the last step before confiscation!
They can have my python when they can pry it from my cold dead…hey whatthe…gak…*GURK*…someonepleaseprythispythonoffme
September 16th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Does this mean everyone below the mason/dixon line is about to be eaten by a python? Or just that certain boot styles will become cheaper? Hmmm, let’s see 192% increase per year, 38 then 72 then 222, 666, etc. Yep, I might not last til socialized security kicks in. Maybe I’ll invest in the company that makes “snake charmers”.
September 17th, 2009 at 2:13 am
Gives a whole new meaning to the “pick-up” line:
You want to pet my snake?