The State has Organized a "Python Challenge" with prizes to begin dealing with this invasive.
http://www.pythonchallenge.org/
http://www.pythonchallenge.org/
Most people don't believe it but there is a big contingent of reptile lovers who don't want all these controls on pythons. My son-in-law is non-vocal about it but he loves reptiles. He has a bearded dragon and tries to catch and play with snakes whenever he can. Yet, he is terrified of spiders. Go figure??Eons ago I lived in Florida--in one of my other lives --and have kept at least a casual eye out for what goes on there. I'd read about the loss of "snake food" in the Glades.
Is there much noise from the "We Love Snakes!" people?
In that case the two parents were both convicted and sentenced for child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. The father was sentenced to jail and the mother is on probation. It happened in the county I live in.There actually has been one fatality here in Florida involving an infant and a python.... but that one, up in central Florida involved a family pet that got out of its cage... Can't cite the particulars but remember that the pet owner had some serious legal difficulties over it.