Python hunting season set for South Florida

[Doomsday101]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State wildlife officials have created a special python hunting season to try to stop the spread of the nonnative snakes throughout the Everglades.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says anyone with a hunting license who pays a $26 permit fee can kill the reptiles from March 8 to April 17 on state-managed lands around the Everglades in South Florida.

The season is open for Burmese and Indian pythons, African rock pythons, green anacondas and Nile monitor lizards.

Thousands of the nonnative Burmese pythons are believed to be in the region, upsetting the natural balance of the ecosystem.

Wildlife officials on Monday trained a group of hunters on how to identify, stalk, capture and remove them.


http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/02/22/20100222python-hunt-florida.html

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Sounds like fun.

 

[daschoo]

do they taste good?

 

[Rackat]

Dunno, but they make excellent hides for cowboy boots.

 

[Doomsday101]

do they taste good?

Never tried it but what the heck here is a recipe for python. :laugh1:


Poached garlic python steaks
Here is a delightful recipe we’ve found for all that python meat that will be flooding the Florida meat markets soon. Please enjoy, and add your own.

Poached Python steaks with curried garlic and lemon grass sauce

INGREDIENTS
Python Steaks (1 kg)
Shallots (4-5 peeled and sliced)
Turmeric powder (1 tablespoon)
Garlic cloves (5-7 cloves, peeled and pounded)
Ginger (2-3 inches long, peeled and pounded)
Lime wedges
Lemon grass (ten stems, peeled; tender parts finely chopped and pounded)
Paprika (2 tablespoons)
White rice wine Salt (2 tablespoons)
Peanut oil (2 tablespoons)
Spring water (2 quarts)

METHOD
First boil and poach the steaks with lemon peel, rought lemon grass stems, adn skins of shallots, garlic and ginger in the quart of spring water. When the flesh is soft, take the Python steaks out and let cool. Next, saute’ shallots on low heat until lightly brown and add the ginger, garlic and all other spices. Next turn up the heat until the toasted aroma arise from the pot. Add flaked Python, rice wine, and more spring water and reduce heat for 10 minutes. Serve with hot steamed rice and greens and cold crisp Chardonnay wine.

 

[Jon88]

That would be a lot of fun. The season should be year round though IMO.

 

[Doomsday101]

That would be a lot of fun. The season should be year round though IMO.

If the population continues to grow as it has they may have to extend the season. It does not have any know predators in the everglades

 

[Chief]

Kill 'em all!

 

[ZeroClub]

Nile monitor lizards? Yikes.

 

[daschoo]

Never tried it but what the heck here is a recipe for python. :laugh1:


Poached garlic python steaks
Here is a delightful recipe we’ve found for all that python meat that will be flooding the Florida meat markets soon. Please enjoy, and add your own.

Poached Python steaks with curried garlic and lemon grass sauce

INGREDIENTS
Python Steaks (1 kg)
Shallots (4-5 peeled and sliced)
Turmeric powder (1 tablespoon)
Garlic cloves (5-7 cloves, peeled and pounded)
Ginger (2-3 inches long, peeled and pounded)
Lime wedges
Lemon grass (ten stems, peeled; tender parts finely chopped and pounded)
Paprika (2 tablespoons)
White rice wine Salt (2 tablespoons)
Peanut oil (2 tablespoons)
Spring water (2 quarts)

METHOD
First boil and poach the steaks with lemon peel, rought lemon grass stems, adn skins of shallots, garlic and ginger in the quart of spring water. When the flesh is soft, take the Python steaks out and let cool. Next, saute’ shallots on low heat until lightly brown and add the ginger, garlic and all other spices. Next turn up the heat until the toasted aroma arise from the pot. Add flaked Python, rice wine, and more spring water and reduce heat for 10 minutes. Serve with hot steamed rice and greens and cold crisp Chardonnay wine.

i was kinda joking but i'd love to try it. probably really naive but i kind of imagine it tasting similar to conger eel. and yes i know thats as irrational as expecting a sheep to taste like a cow based on shape

 

[Doomsday101]

i was kinda joking but i'd love to try it. probably really naive but i kind of imagine it tasting similar to conger eel. and yes i know thats as irrational as expecting a sheep to taste like a cow based on shape

And I was thinking it taste like chicken. :laugh2:

Rattle Snake however does have a chicken taste to it.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

and yes i know thats as irrational as expecting a sheep to taste like a cow based on shape

Sheep are shaped like cows, really?

I guess if you only see them at night, from behind, smashed on whiskey, you could form that opinion, but otherwise, no!

 

[Doomsday101]

Sheep are shaped like cows, really?

I guess if you only see them at night, from behind, smashed on whiskey, you could form that opinion, but otherwise, no!

Sounds like you have some experience.

 

[Cover 2]

Kill 'em all!

Okay, Mom Boucher.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State wildlife officials have created a special python hunting season to try to stop the spread of the nonnative snakes throughout the Everglades.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says anyone with a hunting license who pays a $26 permit fee can kill the reptiles from March 8 to April 17 on state-managed lands around the Everglades in South Florida.

The season is open for Burmese and Indian pythons, African rock pythons, green anacondas and Nile monitor lizards.

Thousands of the nonnative Burmese pythons are believed to be in the region, upsetting the natural balance of the ecosystem.

Wildlife officials on Monday trained a group of hunters on how to identify, stalk, capture and remove them.


http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/02/22/20100222python-hunt-florida.html

This sounds remarkably like the opening scene in an abysmal sci fi channel "exclusive" film.