There is still, in FL if recalling correctly—by legislature funded a BOUNTY paid for every python, anaconda, non-native species caught and usually killed. This is a very young professional hunter in the Everglades.
People buy exotic snakes, keep them awhile and then.... turn them loose into the Everglades where they grow to huge size- (way longer than 19 ft—as in normal size in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay vast swamplands their natural habitat)
. No natural enemy in FL- they even kill and try to swallow alligators— usually can’t and die with them in their “neck” (non reversible teeth line the entry— pointing toward the mouth allows them to swallow prey in gradual movement).
Can see these on the dirt roads at night in neighborhoods- they kill dogs, puppies, cats and a huge danger to children.
Good riddance.
$50/head paid by State of Florida, any size- So 400$ days are not out of the ordinary.
Do I need a non-resident license, or are they like feral hogs in TX?
$50/head paid by State of Florida, any size- So 400$ days are not out of the ordinary.
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Florida:
Python removal agents will be paid:
An hourly rate ($13.00 per hour or $18.00 per hour depending on the area) for up to ten (10) hours each day while actively searching for pythons on designated lands.
An additional incentive payment of $50.00 for each python measuring up to four (4) feet plus an extra $25.00 for each foot measured above four (4) feet. See example below:
An additional $200.00 for each verified active nest.
https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/python-program