Rattlesnake Round Up

[cordell]

Some interesting perspectives. I know here in PA, some people round up Rattle Snakes once in a while. The people that I knew who did it, a long time ago, were herpers though, and usually released most of them and some they may have kept for personal pets.



The pythons in the Everglades, not that there a much left, don't grow much over a very slender 8 - 12 feet long, which is tiny compared to the often power fed or obese Burms in captivity. Most, if not all, of the ones I've seen captured could be easily handled by one person. And there are licensed people who track down the Burms and euthanize them.

I read somewhere that the cold from the past winter has killed about half of them, mostly larger ones. It also disrupted the breeding cycle, according to the article. Another article I read shows the brums breeding with the rocks, they create a super python! I believe that article to be propaganda though. They have only found like 5 rocks in Florida. And even if they dont get a big as they do in captive a 8-12 foot snake is still a big snake no matter what you say. To the public that 8 footer is like a green anaconda! lol