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Old 08-09-2022, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by LAFwUs View Post
Very valid point.
Id suggest it could have something to do with keeping a certain number of them within the natural eco-system. An open bounty on them, could/may/might totally destroy the entire population over time.
Think of it similar to deer season, or other similar seasons that allow control over the population without wiping them all out.
It could also have something to do with not wanting to pay a "per-head" bounty, which can be exploited.
There was a fisherman in TN. I think it was, that made a fulltime job of catching and turning in the invasive carp, that had a $5. per head bounty on them.
He is reported to have pulled in some $65,000 a year, fishing all day! and that was just one guy, there were plenty of others doing it as well!
Burmese pythons are an invasive species. We WANT all of them in the wild to be destroyed. They disrupt a “healthy ecosystem.” These are all pet snakes released into the wild, or their descendants.