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Environment & Energy

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2. As a reptile owner this irks me

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:34 AM

Feb 2013

I hate hearing about the killing of reptiles. Yea, I know the pythons are an invasive species but they are hunting the wrong creatures in my opinion.

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Everglades Python Hunt A Bust - Maybe 50 Snakes Killed Out Of Estimated 150,000 [View all] hatrack Feb 2013 OP

As a reptile owner this irks me rightsideout Feb 2013 #2

How so? dbackjon Feb 2013 #6

150,000 seems awfully high Demeter Feb 2013 #3

I am similarly skeptical missingthebigdog Feb 2013 #4

Sightings of large ones are increasingly common Yo_Mama Feb 2013 #5

You are sadly mistaken dbackjon Feb 2013 #8

They have done surveys. Samples then estimated from there. dbackjon Feb 2013 #7