I know alot of ppl don't watch the news and especially on Sunday but I try to watch it every night when I can. Last night World News (ABC) did a 5 minute spot on the Python hunt in the Everglades and had some back information about the issue with them. It actually made no mention of irresponsible pet owners or the little girl getting killed a few weeks back. The news stated that the "non-venemous" pythons became a problem when hurricane Andrew hit and released tens of thousanands of captive bred snakes into the wild which is why the current bounty hunt in the Everglades is going on. The show made mention of Bill Nelson and his bill to ban all pythons or boas but stated it was unrealistic as it wouldn't solve the problem and that large snakes are here to stay. They did mention that these pythons are known to go after pets and even alligators but that is true so whatever.
I must say I was shocked how unbiased the report was. No misinformation, they had handlers and expert herps showing off medium sized regular and albino burms and one of the handlers was commenting on how docile the snake was. I saw the preview for the news spot before they went to commercial and was all worked up and ready to be angry lol. Bravo ABC!
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