Mike Elfenbein, Carter Gavlock and three other hunters - including Elfenbein's teenage son, Cole - caught the python at Big Cypress National Preserve on Friday night. At 17 feet, two inches long and 198 pounds, she was the second-heaviest reported to be caught in the state. The remains of a deer, including its hooves, were found in her stomach. The catch was the culmination of a team effort including Amy Siewe, a real estate broker-turned hunter who was called to euthanize the animal.
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And here's the State of Florida program explaining the bounties that are paid to the hunters:
Florida should put a tax on all reptile and snake related items sold in the state to help pay for this. After all, these snakes are desendents of "pets" snake owners turned loose when they were tired of them.
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