Florida Python Hunt

Wild Bill Bucks · December 10, 2012, 02:34 PM

Heard they are going to have a month long contest, starting Jan.12, 2013, to see who can get the most, and largest Python's out of the Florida Glades.

Are any of the members going to participate?

Are they worth any money for the hides, and are they good to eat?

I'm not going to be there for sure, and I'm sure I'm not the only one curious about this. Seems like a fairly good way to get rid of some of them. I hear they are really getting to be a problem for Floridians.

rickyrick · December 10, 2012, 03:30 PM

I would go. Lol but I'm not. They taste like ribs. I think they buy hides. I've seen python boots.

spacecoast · December 10, 2012, 03:52 PM

http://pythonchallenge.org/

MikeGunz · December 10, 2012, 11:44 PM

Reminds me of the Simpsons "Whacking day" episode.

Moby · December 10, 2012, 11:49 PM

I've eaten rattle snake and loved it.
I imagine it would be simalar.
Garlic, plus salt and pepper to taste.
I fried mine in olive oil.
Really was good stuff.
But then again when hiking in the mountains
trail mix tastes good.

Buzzcook · December 11, 2012, 02:55 PM

Python is a popular meal in the countries they are native to. The hides do sell. I doubt you'd get much selling them for boot leather.
I have seen them sell for about $75 as wall hangers.

reloader28 · December 11, 2012, 03:29 PM

WOW, if you could get one in the 12-14ft range and 16" around, thats alotta steaks!
Or maybe I should say ribs. That would be a loooong BBQ grill to get a full rack.

Sphawley · December 13, 2012, 01:50 AM

This looks like fun, kinda makes me wish I was in Florida...

I have a friend In Florida, maybe I need to barrow his couch for a little

Water-Man · December 13, 2012, 02:53 AM

Getting one is easier said than done.

Constantine · December 14, 2012, 03:57 PM

Wow I love where I live. Hog hunting...Haven't gone yet. But I kind of want to.

The snakes would be really fun. I guess .410 would be best for that huh?

Bailey Boat · December 17, 2012, 05:00 PM

Who's up for a road trip and a few weeks of sunny Florida???? I have a suitable 16' jon boat w/25hp Merc ready to go!!! Ain't no ducks in NC this year anyway, might as well bag a few Pythons....

serf 'rett · December 17, 2012, 06:29 PM

Nice prizes for the winners, but I didn't see any offer of medical treatment for the bumbling losers using the captive bolt method of dispatchment. These critters can deliver a nasty bite.

shortwave · December 17, 2012, 10:10 PM

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I have a suitable 16' jon boat w/25hp Merc ready to go!!!

Long as you stayed on the 'kicker trails' you would be okay but...

....having spent a bit of time in the thick hydrilla and lilly pad infested glades with vines as big as baseball bats, I'm thinkin you may need a bigger motor to chop through the vegetation to get where these critters are stayin.

I've managed to bog down a 150hp Mercury a time or three.

An air boat, although not mandatory, would be very nice.

Bailey Boat · December 19, 2012, 01:18 PM

I too have spent more than my share of time in that swamp and the 25 isn't the only trick I have up my sleeve..... wink, wink....

shortwave · December 19, 2012, 03:32 PM

^^^I should have figured so you 'slick' devil you...

FrankenMauser · December 19, 2012, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Reminds me of the Simpsons "Whacking day" episode.

An unfortunate time to be Irish.

nocturnal · December 19, 2012, 09:49 PM

I could go for a trip Bailey, I live just outside Charlotte...

I'm not even working until late January...and I could bring my "lucky" python boots

I have done my share of cottonmouth and copperhead hunting on the lease...time to move up to bigger game! I haven't eaten snake before

**Art Eatman** · December 20, 2012, 11:29 AM

nocturnal, restaurants serve "chicken fingers", right? Open up a cafe specializing in "snake fingers".

shortwave · December 20, 2012, 06:24 PM

Quote:

nocturnal, restaurants serve "chicken fingers", right? Open up a cafe specializing in "snake fingers".

...and this people, is why Art is 'staff lead' at TFL.

Thanks Art for the humorous, but maybe profitable business idea. You may be on to somethin here.

...

...are you listenin hogdogs and bswiv?

FWIW, I have eaten a couple different kind of snakes(rattlers) and liked them but have never eaten any python. Cut in strips, deep fried with some dipping sauce, I bet python would be very good.

rickyrick · December 20, 2012, 06:55 PM

Umm, snakes don't have no fingers lol

shortwave · December 20, 2012, 07:18 PM

^^^Last time I checked, neither do chickens.

rickyrick · December 20, 2012, 07:30 PM

Hahaha,

I'd love to hunt them pythons though.

December 10, 2012, 02:34 PM	#1
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,239	Florida Python Hunt Heard they are going to have a month long contest, starting Jan.12, 2013, to see who can get the most, and largest Python's out of the Florida Glades. Are any of the members going to participate? Are they worth any money for the hides, and are they good to eat? I'm not going to be there for sure, and I'm sure I'm not the only one curious about this. Seems like a fairly good way to get rid of some of them. I hear they are really getting to be a problem for Floridians.

December 10, 2012, 03:30 PM	#2
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Location: Mesquite Jungle Desert, West Texas, USA Posts: 2,280	I would go. Lol but I'm not. They taste like ribs. I think they buy hides. I've seen python boots. __________________ *Navin R. Johnson*: "He hates these cans!!!! Stay away from the cans!!!!"

December 10, 2012, 03:52 PM	#3
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 3,465	http://pythonchallenge.org/ __________________ My guns include S&W and Colt revolvers, Colt and Ruger pistols, Remington 870 shotgun, Henry and Marlin .22LR rifles, Hi-Point 9mm carbine and Lancaster Arms AK. I reload handgun rounds with a Lee hand press, over 18K rounds since Nov. 2009 with nary a squib nor kaboom.

December 10, 2012, 11:49 PM	#5
Moby Member Join Date: November 11, 2012 Posts: 87	I've eaten rattle snake and loved it. I imagine it would be simalar. Garlic, plus salt and pepper to taste. I fried mine in olive oil. Really was good stuff. But then again when hiking in the mountains trail mix tastes good. __________________ “A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.” ~George Washington US Coast Guard 76-86 Semper Paratus

December 13, 2012, 01:50 AM	#8
Sphawley Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 264	This looks like fun, kinda makes me wish I was in Florida... I have a friend In Florida, maybe I need to barrow his couch for a little __________________ If guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars make people drive drunk, and spoons made Rosie O' Donnell fat!

December 10, 2012, 11:44 PM	#4
MikeGunz Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 194	Reminds me of the Simpsons "Whacking day" episode.

December 11, 2012, 02:55 PM	#6
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 5,251	Python is a popular meal in the countries they are native to. The hides do sell. I doubt you'd get much selling them for boot leather. I have seen them sell for about $75 as wall hangers.

December 11, 2012, 03:29 PM	#7
reloader28 Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: nw wyoming Posts: 848	WOW, if you could get one in the 12-14ft range and 16" around, thats alotta steaks! Or maybe I should say ribs. That would be a loooong BBQ grill to get a full rack.

December 13, 2012, 02:53 AM	#9
Water-Man Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Location: N. Georgia & S. Florida Posts: 1,239	Getting one is easier said than done. __________________ PROUD TO BE A VETERAN

December 14, 2012, 03:57 PM	#10
Constantine Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,088	Wow I love where I live. Hog hunting...Haven't gone yet. But I kind of want to. The snakes would be really fun. I guess .410 would be best for that huh? __________________ Sáncte Míchael Archángele, defénde nos in proélio, cóntra nequítiam et insídias diáboli ésto præsídium. Ímperet ílli Déus, súpplices deprecámur: tuque, prínceps milítiæ cæléstis, Sátanam aliósque spíritus malígnos, qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagántur in múndo, divína virtúte, in inférnum detrúde. Ámen

December 17, 2012, 05:00 PM	#11
Bailey Boat Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2006 Location: NC Posts: 346	Who's up for a road trip and a few weeks of sunny Florida???? I have a suitable 16' jon boat w/25hp Merc ready to go!!! Ain't no ducks in NC this year anyway, might as well bag a few Pythons....

December 17, 2012, 06:29 PM	#12
serf 'rett Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 1,060	Nice prizes for the winners, but I didn't see any offer of medical treatment for the bumbling losers using the captive bolt method of dispatchment. These critters can deliver a nasty bite. __________________ A lack of planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on my part.

December 19, 2012, 01:18 PM	#14
Bailey Boat Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2006 Location: NC Posts: 346	I too have spent more than my share of time in that swamp and the 25 isn't the only trick I have up my sleeve..... wink, wink....

December 19, 2012, 03:32 PM	#15
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,014	^^^I should have figured so you 'slick' devil you...

December 19, 2012, 09:49 PM	#17
nocturnal Member Join Date: October 24, 2011 Posts: 43	I could go for a trip Bailey, I live just outside Charlotte... I'm not even working until late January...and I could bring my "lucky" python boots I have done my share of cottonmouth and copperhead hunting on the lease...time to move up to bigger game! I haven't eaten snake before Last edited by nocturnal; December 19, 2012 at 09:59 PM.

December 20, 2012, 11:29 AM	#18
Art Eatman Staff Lead Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX, USA Posts: 21,047	nocturnal, restaurants serve "chicken fingers", right? Open up a cafe specializing in "snake fingers". __________________ You're from BATFE? Come right in! I use all your fine products!

December 20, 2012, 06:55 PM	#20
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Location: Mesquite Jungle Desert, West Texas, USA Posts: 2,280	Umm, snakes don't have no fingers lol __________________ *Navin R. Johnson*: "He hates these cans!!!! Stay away from the cans!!!!"

December 20, 2012, 07:18 PM	#21
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,014	^^^Last time I checked, neither do chickens.

December 20, 2012, 07:30 PM	#22
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Location: Mesquite Jungle Desert, West Texas, USA Posts: 2,280	Hahaha, I'd love to hunt them pythons though. __________________ *Navin R. Johnson*: "He hates these cans!!!! Stay away from the cans!!!!"