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OSUsushichic
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This time, python eats Siamese cat
October 10, 2005
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. --Maybe this Burmese python learned a lesson from the one that tried to eat an alligator but exploded because its prey was so big. This snake apparently took on an animal that never stood a chance -- Frances, a 1-year-old Siamese cat.
Frances vanished last week from his owner's home, but his whereabouts were possibly revealed Sunday. A snake expert says Frances is the bulge inside the 12-foot-long Burmese python.
"Poor baby. He was my favorite cat. I know Siamese (cats) are supposed to be distant, but he slept in my bed and everything," said a distraught Elidia Rodriguez, the cat's owner.
The snake was captured and taken to a nature preserve, where it will live in a glass cage.
Earlier this month, a 13-foot python had a run-in with a 6-foot American alligator in Everglades National Park, and neither animal survived. The python blew up as it tried to swallow that alligator.
Capt. Al Cruz of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue antivenin unit said Sunday's case can likely be blamed on the recent rains.
The snakes "are looking for dry land," he said.
Many pythons, which are native to Asia and not Florida, end up in the wild after being abandoned by their owners once they grow too big to handle.
No one saw how Frances, named after one of last year's hurricanes, apparently ended up in the python's grip. Rodriguez learned of the monster snake lurking just five feet from the backyard by chance on Sunday.
A man whose stolen car was abandoned in the woods behind Rodriguez's home came by to look for his wallet in the vehicle. He found the snake instead and ran over to Rodriguez, who called 911.
It took about 10 minutes for Cruz and two other rescue workers to trap the brown-and-black snake in a king-size pillowcase.
"He was very aggressive," Cruz said. "He didn't want to be bothered."
This time, python eats Siamese cat
October 10, 2005
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. --Maybe this Burmese python learned a lesson from the one that tried to eat an alligator but exploded because its prey was so big. This snake apparently took on an animal that never stood a chance -- Frances, a 1-year-old Siamese cat.
Frances vanished last week from his owner's home, but his whereabouts were possibly revealed Sunday. A snake expert says Frances is the bulge inside the 12-foot-long Burmese python.
"Poor baby. He was my favorite cat. I know Siamese (cats) are supposed to be distant, but he slept in my bed and everything," said a distraught Elidia Rodriguez, the cat's owner.
The snake was captured and taken to a nature preserve, where it will live in a glass cage.
Earlier this month, a 13-foot python had a run-in with a 6-foot American alligator in Everglades National Park, and neither animal survived. The python blew up as it tried to swallow that alligator.
Capt. Al Cruz of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue antivenin unit said Sunday's case can likely be blamed on the recent rains.
The snakes "are looking for dry land," he said.
Many pythons, which are native to Asia and not Florida, end up in the wild after being abandoned by their owners once they grow too big to handle.
No one saw how Frances, named after one of last year's hurricanes, apparently ended up in the python's grip. Rodriguez learned of the monster snake lurking just five feet from the backyard by chance on Sunday.
A man whose stolen car was abandoned in the woods behind Rodriguez's home came by to look for his wallet in the vehicle. He found the snake instead and ran over to Rodriguez, who called 911.
It took about 10 minutes for Cruz and two other rescue workers to trap the brown-and-black snake in a king-size pillowcase.
"He was very aggressive," Cruz said. "He didn't want to be bothered."
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scarletandgrey
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult!
From the look of the first pic of the 13 foot snake there is no way they were able to put the 12 foot snake into a king sized pillow case.
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OSUsushichic
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Those stupid owners of pythons should be fed to their own fucking pets. 
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Florida declares open season on pythons in annual challenge
Hunters descend upon Florida for python challenge
Barefoot and accompanied by his beagle and pal Big Bill Booth, Dusty Crum eagerly set out to hunt, catch and/or kill as many Burmese pythons as possible.
Crum is one of more than 600 adventurous men and women from 24 states who paid $25 to participate in Florida’s 2nd Python Challenge. The first, held three years ago, netted 68 of the snakes. This time, Florida’s Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission hopes to remove more, although their camouflage in Florida’s Everglades making them extremely difficult to find, especially for amateurs.
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At the Python Challenge kick-off event, a wily python demonstration showed the snake hunters the trick to catching and bagging a python barehanded. The technique calls for coming up from behind the animal, pouncing on it and pinning down its head before it can bite or wrap its powerful body around the hunter. Other weapons allowed for the hunt: machetes and guns.
Whoever catches the most pythons in the month-long challenge wins $3,500 - enough to turn one of the trophies into a new wallet, belt or pair of boots.
Entire article: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016...en-season-on-pythons-in-annual-challenge.html
Hunters descend upon Florida for python challenge
Barefoot and accompanied by his beagle and pal Big Bill Booth, Dusty Crum eagerly set out to hunt, catch and/or kill as many Burmese pythons as possible.
Crum is one of more than 600 adventurous men and women from 24 states who paid $25 to participate in Florida’s 2nd Python Challenge. The first, held three years ago, netted 68 of the snakes. This time, Florida’s Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission hopes to remove more, although their camouflage in Florida’s Everglades making them extremely difficult to find, especially for amateurs.
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At the Python Challenge kick-off event, a wily python demonstration showed the snake hunters the trick to catching and bagging a python barehanded. The technique calls for coming up from behind the animal, pouncing on it and pinning down its head before it can bite or wrap its powerful body around the hunter. Other weapons allowed for the hunt: machetes and guns.
Whoever catches the most pythons in the month-long challenge wins $3,500 - enough to turn one of the trophies into a new wallet, belt or pair of boots.
Entire article: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016...en-season-on-pythons-in-annual-challenge.html
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Buckeyebred97
Legend
I know a python would choke you out, BUT would it choke you out over a game of checkers?
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Another alligator article:
Monster 780-pound gator caught in Florida
Talk about a big catch! This massive alligator was recently tracked down by hunters at Outwest Farms in Okeechobee, Florida.
Outwest Farms owner Lee Lightsey, along with his son Mason, his guide Blake Godwin and two hunters discovered the creature Saturday at one of the ponds on their private ranch.
Outwest Farms owner Lee Lightsey, along with his son Mason, his guide Blake Godwin and two hunters discovered the creature Saturday at one of the ponds on their private ranch.
"We were on a hunt for hogs and happened to come across the gator. There are natural ponds and waterways around for the cows to drink," Godwin told CNN.
"There are lots of gators out there," Lightsey told CNN. "It's the start of mating season. This was a big one."
A big one indeed, the animal weighed in at 780 pounds, according to Lightsey. His son Mason told CNN he estimated it was "almost probably close to 15 feet."
Entire article: http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/05/us/big-alligator-in-florida-irpt/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Monster 780-pound gator caught in Florida
Talk about a big catch! This massive alligator was recently tracked down by hunters at Outwest Farms in Okeechobee, Florida.
Outwest Farms owner Lee Lightsey, along with his son Mason, his guide Blake Godwin and two hunters discovered the creature Saturday at one of the ponds on their private ranch.
Outwest Farms owner Lee Lightsey, along with his son Mason, his guide Blake Godwin and two hunters discovered the creature Saturday at one of the ponds on their private ranch.
"We were on a hunt for hogs and happened to come across the gator. There are natural ponds and waterways around for the cows to drink," Godwin told CNN.
"There are lots of gators out there," Lightsey told CNN. "It's the start of mating season. This was a big one."
A big one indeed, the animal weighed in at 780 pounds, according to Lightsey. His son Mason told CNN he estimated it was "almost probably close to 15 feet."
Entire article: http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/05/us/big-alligator-in-florida-irpt/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
5,000 Burmese pythons removed from Florida Everglades
Florida wildlife officials announced last week that 5,000 invasive Burmese pythons have been removed from the delicate Everglades ecosystem since setting up elimination programs three years ago.
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“Every snake counts,” he said. “Each invasive python eliminated represents hundreds of native Florida wildlife saved.”
Native to Southeast Asia, the Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world, growing to over 20 feet long. The apex predator has caused a severe decline in mammal populations in the Everglades, including endangered species. The snakes feed on animals like birds and rabbits, and take away those food sources from native wildlife like panthers, bobcats and alligators.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-burmese-pythons-removed-everglades
Makes you wonder just how many thousand pythons are still out there.
Florida wildlife officials announced last week that 5,000 invasive Burmese pythons have been removed from the delicate Everglades ecosystem since setting up elimination programs three years ago.
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“Every snake counts,” he said. “Each invasive python eliminated represents hundreds of native Florida wildlife saved.”
Native to Southeast Asia, the Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world, growing to over 20 feet long. The apex predator has caused a severe decline in mammal populations in the Everglades, including endangered species. The snakes feed on animals like birds and rabbits, and take away those food sources from native wildlife like panthers, bobcats and alligators.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-burmese-pythons-removed-everglades
Makes you wonder just how many thousand pythons are still out there.
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Give a free lottery ticket to the hunter for every snake they bring in.
Those things will be gone from Florida inside of 30 days.
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