It is good that they are taking the right measures and allowing only trained individuals to take place in the hunt.

Although, steps need to be taken to prevent more specimens to be released right back into the wild. This is where H.R 669 comes into play, if snakes cannot be purchased-any non-native animal for that matter- then this problem would not arise.

These animals should not be sold to individuals who will dump them into the wild. This is where the H.R 669 will come into play. If pet stores are not permitted to sell the animals, then the inexperienced and negligent owners will not possess them. Then when they get to big and hard to manage, they get dumped into the wild.

In my opinion, right now, this plan is okay. These 20 individuals have to get on their "a-game" to catch the several thousand non-native species/specimens. But without a regulation on who can purchase these snakes, they will have to better plan their mission.

Hopefully all the snakes are hiding, I would sure hate to be digesting my fox and some professional herpetoligist severs my brain.