Hello Folks,

This past week (last week of July 2009) a 17 foot 2 inch Burmese Python was caught and killed in South Florida. As reported by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the snake weighted 207 pounds and had a girth of 26 inches.  The snake was killed after it was found.

The state of Florida started a trapping campaign in the past month which will last till the end of October. Special permits were issued to specific trappers to hunt for pythons in south Florida. The permits require that when a Python is found, it is killed on site, measurements of the snake are recorded, and the stomach contents are examined. The trapper can do whatever they like with the skin, but no bounty is being paid by the state for the dead snake. The idea behind this program is to see how many of these exotic snakes can be caught, where they are concentrated and find out what they are eating.

If you would like to read the article in the Naples Daily News, just click on this link while it is still active ....  http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/jul/31/17-foot-207-pound-python-caught-okeechobee-county/?partner=popular

Hope you enjoyed the reading.

Sean Allen