By Joel Malkin
Dec 21, 2020
Scientists are looking into a new way to rid the Everglades of the invasive Burmese pythons.serving them as food.
Research is underway to look at mercury levels in the snakes to determine if they can be safely consumed.
The pythons pose a serious risk to native wildlife and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the pandemic has slowed down their research.
6,000 of the snakes have been removed from the Everglades through the South Florida Water Management District s python elimination program which pays hunters to take them down.
Photo: Getty Images
By Joel Malkin
Dec 21, 2020
Scientists are looking into a new way to rid the Everglades of the invasive Burmese pythons.serving them as food.
Research is underway to look at mercury levels in the snakes to determine if they can be safely consumed.
The pythons pose a serious risk to native wildlife and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the pandemic has slowed down their research.
6,000 of the snakes have been removed from the Everglades through the South Florida Water Management District s python elimination program which pays hunters to take them down.
Photo: Getty Images
By Joel Malkin
Dec 21, 2020
Scientists are looking into a new way to rid the Everglades of the invasive Burmese pythons.serving them as food.
Research is underway to look at mercury levels in the snakes to determine if they can be safely consumed.
The pythons pose a serious risk to native wildlife and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the pandemic has slowed down their research.
6,000 of the snakes have been removed from the Everglades through the South Florida Water Management District s python elimination program which pays hunters to take them down.
Photo: Getty Images
The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons an extremely invasive species in the Everglades are safe for us to eat.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is collaborating with the Florida Department of Health to investigate the mercury levels in pythons to determine if they can be safely consumed. If so, the snakes may soon end up on restaurant menus and dinner tables across the state.
Pythons are nonvenomous constrictors primarily found in south Florida where they have posed a serious risk to native wildlife in the region. The snake is not native to the state, and began appearing in the Everglades in the 1980s when it was likely introduced as an escaped or released pet.
The predator might soon become the prey if US scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons, an extremely invasive snake species in Florida s Everglades, are safe to eat.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is collaborating with the Florida Department of Health to investigate the mercury levels in pythons to determine if they can be safely consumed. If so, the snakes may soon end up on restaurant menus and dinner tables across the state.
Pythons are nonvenomous constrictors primarily found in south Florida where they have posed a serious risk to native wildlife in the region. The snake is not native to the state, and began appearing in the Everglades in the 1980s when it was likely introduced as an escaped or released pet.