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Poor snakes didn’t ask to be there but they are an ecological disaster. We’ve lost the battle, sadly, but it helps to keep reducing the numbers. I support the law. I remember the Everglades before pythons…so sad. My father taught me to handle snakes when I was a child in the 50s. Only time I was bitten was by a stunning water snake in San Antonio, minding his/her business. Not amused when I caught it…bit my finger to the bone. A useful lesson. By the time I was in my teens I was moving all kinds of snakes, including rattlers, out of human busy area to protect them. Too elderly and disabled to even get out…miss my wild buddies. Mark Tawin wrote a very moving short stosry from the point of view of animals dealing with trains. I can only imagine what he’d say about cars.

Bloody nuisances at the Khlong behind my house! The push the garbage bins over and create a real mess! They also dig holes on my bamboo hedgerow. Pests!

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Perfect place to buy your animals don’t have to get the US inflation from $42 to 4200

Snakes in the Everglades are the least of Florida’s problems. Any sensible environmental engineer would tell you 90% of pythons don’t make it to adulthood and are food for everything.

wait, so them not paying anything for this mistake? I mean, if it was an object, they surely would have to pay, wth

Florida FWC “officers” are like any other “cops” - inbred cretin Nazis! All four of these brain challenged idiots are not qualified for this job. They cannot ID the animals they manage, much less understand plain English. Desantis is the chief cretin!

Just put the python meat out to the gators. They will appreciate it!!

In the late sixties my father’s buddy would mail tokay geckos to my dad here in Miami from his airbase in Thailand during the Vietnam war. My father would turn them loose specially for roach control. On occasion the mailman would deliver the tube holding it at an arms length due to the dead animal inside.

Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti) is a recognized species. The Eastern and Western subspecies are no longer recognized and are just recognized as Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).

Shout out to the audio while riding in the back of the truck

Love how Dav travels around the world showing everyone the different parts of the reptile world and community ❤

I'm curious I've been down there a dozen times at least and I know that handling the animals on that road is forbidden did you get permission to do so ?

It's so unfortunate for these invasive pythons, but it is because of pet trade that irresponsible people buy them, not ensuring that their enclosures are escape proof for them to get out, also you get people who buy it and a few months later drop them off in the nearest bush because they don't want them anymore or can't take care of them, instead of handing them over to people who would take care of them. It breaks my heart, but they have to protect their species and environment, because invase species over run the environment and destroy the eco system. It's the same thing everywhere with different kinds of resptiles, it's very sad. But I pray that they will find a better way to deal with invasive species going forward. Very hard to watch and listen to. 😢

Freeze and give the python's to Tyler Nolan or Chandlers Wild World. They're both always wanting them to feed to their King Cobra's.

This issue has me so incredibly torn. I understand the ecological and conservation implications and ramifications that will follow if they are left unchecked. I understand the need for a law like this to protect the native ecosystem and wildlife. BUT …. As an avid reptile and all around animal lover, regardless of the reasons I find it hard to justify. It breaks my heart knowing these beautiful animals and being dispatched just because they were unlucky to be born on the wrong side of the planet.

What doesnt get used for jewelry could be frozen and then trade/give/sell them to venomous snake keepers like chandler and tyler

I think the numbers are way overinflated as there is no scientific basis to support the numbers they tout.

If there are even close to 500,000 burms out there, then this is already a lost battle and snakes are being killed for no reason. You're not gonna get them all. They're there now. I think this is sport/trophy hunting under the guise of ecological management.

I know this is old, but why do you say that the egg obviously won’t be good?

Law or not I would not kill the snake, I just can’t.

Cool video. Also enjoyed the ghost hunting part 😂. Wasn't really into reptiles until I bought a house in South Florida with scarlet snakes. I found a tiny one on the driveway one night taking out the trash. Then I was planting some flowers and when I began diggin found some underground. Really pretty snakes.

What about a full grown male leachianus gecko? Are they safe from the Terror Skink?

What do you say to an ecologist outside of fwc and corrupt politicians who say the Burmese python isn't a big of a problem? Even in Dav video in Vietnam with the wild Burm that proved south FL wasn't a perfect environment

I’m wondering why I see no curly tails in the Saint Lucie County area.

As a Māori I want to express that me and my people are 100% against capturing our taonga species and especially uplifting them from their homeland. There is no future oversease for our taonga. In my culture lizards can hex and put spells on you. I hope you will do the right thing and return any NZ animals to the NZ forest

Haha I actually bought that African house snake!

Im terrified of snakes. But this is just wrong.

Chandler used pythons for feed for his cobras.

Im from California visiting Florida in September, I really wanna do this but I don’t know where to go, can you tell me some spots?

Hi Dav, as horrible as it is to willingly kill any creature, especially one as majestic as a python it is a necessary evil- thanks human shortsightedness. Over here in England we have so many invasive species , including the North American Grey Squirrel (thanks for that), doing huge damage to our eco system, yet there are no massive movements or public engagement to do anything about it. Move power to the Florida snake hunters, go get a bagful!

I definitely feel like you Dave and the pythons aren’t going anywhere so just let nature work it out

They should give the meat to a gator farm

Such a sad necessity. But somebdy has t do it i guess. I really use to disagree with this but when i read about how much it was changing the ecosystem down there i realized it was something that was needed. How have you been Dāv? I hope well. I still have the piebald ball we named after you. Enjoy your day and RATTLE ON! Catch you on the flip-side. Richard and Heather from Arkansas

Can you please name the morph your holding 11:56

I would love to hunt them but I couldn't hurt them. I would end up smuggling them north where they can't survive in the wild and find them homes. I think if they opened up the state a lot of them could be saved I understand some can't be saved but I think a lot could be saved.

🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 here .These Green & Brown anoles are also all over Jamaica. The Green Anole is Called Green Lizard & can be aggressive if cornered .

I mean at the end of the day the bodies would be eaten by decomposers and scavengers anyway. Insects, vultures, etc. Seems like much less of a waste than turning them into an apple watch band. I don't really understand how anyone could think that turning an animal's body into pointless human fashion is somehow less wasteful than allowing it to feed the environment.

So appreciate that herpers and people who respect and love snakes are the ones carrying out this difficult task. It must feel so conflicting to have to do this. Much love to you and keep doing what needs to be done for the greater ecosystem. If only circumstances were different eh? ❤

With the way this was designed it SHOULD have been in Chicago 😂 Dav tell Clint to open a sister location hahaha

„And if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way.“ Humanity will Never unterstand that.

5:55 That is one beuatiful baby corn snake, my son is cuter though. He's the most perfect corn snake and this definitely isn't bias

If she's gonna kill pythons, I'm not watching this. She really hates to do it, but look at that great truck. I guess there's a bounty.

Didn't want to watch but tried to watch. Love the videos but I cut this off way early. I already know the end game for these snakes and can't watch. Bet they aren't that bad for the ecosystem in the bigger picture. Sounds like a place just trying to get some revenue.

The only invasive species is humans….

It's even worse than the Snakehead fish that are also invasive to Florida. Though at least snakeheads are supposed to be delicious and are apparently easy to catch. And unlike python hunting you only need to toss a fishing line into just about any river or canal in Florida to catch snakeheads.

Thought you were about to say Colombia South Carolina I was on the way 😂😂😂 it’s 3 hours from me

The poor python that was hit by the car wasn't going to make it anyway. It had to be put under unfortunately and sadly.

I love all your videos, kind of a sad ending but unfortunately the pythons in Florida are invasive and taking over the wildlife in Florida. I hate to see these Beauteous snakes being killed I do wish there was a more subtle way like capturing them and shipping them to Indonesia where they naturally thrive like on a ship or something. I wish there was more place in Florida for these incredible snakes. Still a great video!