The most exciting thing going on around here this weekend is the Great Burmese Python Hunt which runs for 30 days starting this afternoon.
Over 800 people from 32 states and Canada according to the latest tallies, most of whom have never hunted at all let alone hunted predatory snakes up to 30 feet long, will be tromping hip-deep through swamps infested with alligators, other (poisonous) snakes, wild boar and the occasional endangered panther. Even the plants can attack as saw grass is aptly named for its ability to slice into skin (and who doesn't want open wounds when slogging through stagnant semi-tropical water?). But, the participants will get a 30 minute training session and sign waivers so its all O.K.
Someone else must also see the potential for disaster. They're offering to turn the hunt into a reality TV show.
This is our (Republican) governor's "market approach" to dealing with invasive species.
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