Python Season Open

[BenedictGomez]

yet another example of what happens to nature when people interfere. We have some other examples in North America, for example Starlings and House Sparrows.

 

And you should shoot every European Starling and House Sparrow that wanders into your backyard.

 

 

EDIT:   Though folks should learn how to identify male & female (especially female) house sparrows from the various other sparrows & song birds if they do decide to become avian vigilantes.

Edited April 6, 2017 by BenedictGomez

[LittleM]

I shoot as many house sparrows and starlings as I can, each spring, when they become frequent visitors to my feeders.  I pick them off individually so as not to incidentally take a native species.  But what I love to do is flock shoot brown-headed cowbirds with fine shot when they crowd the lawn beneath the feeders and no other species are present.

[Cripple Shot]

I read earlier this year that Florida brought over India tribesmen to hunt the snakes. Just not sure how they did.

[Slayer1962]

I say open season cannot hurt. If people get used to shooting them on sight it will help. I would love to cruise the everglades and shoot one. I have bass fished and alligator hunted there but never even saw a water snake.

Did kill a water moccasin hog hunting there but that was on dry ground