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No pythons captured during six-week hunt

Larry — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:39:47 +0000

More evidence that a bitter winter took a big bite out of Burmese pythons and other exotic invaders: Florida wildlife managers ended a six-week hunt on state lands bordering the Everglades without a single snake captured.

Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimate the cold snap killed about half the snakes and could cut into breeding.

Beginning Aug. 28, licensed hunters with the proper permits will have another shot at Burmese pythons and seven other reptiles of concern on state-managed lands. For more information about hunting seasons and regulations, visit MyFWC.com/Hunting.

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In Response to the Recent HSUS Email Campaign

Larry — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:32:03 +0000

Mike Lynch from Boa Tails makes an excellent response to the recent HSUS email campaign. It is long, but a worthwhile read. Mike does a nice job explaining and rebutting statements made by HSUS:

I haven’t made any updates to the site since the beginning of March. This is due to being tied up with work. …What time I have on the computer has been almost entirely work related. Well, the HSUS recently did something that brought me out of hiding – as it were. They started a letter/e-mail campaign regarding how large constrictors are dangerous, and should be listed as injurious. To anyone familiar with the HSUS this comes as no surprise since they are out to systematically remove all animals from the pet industry, and have already made steps with that regard by successfully banning the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores in the state of California.

Read full article here: In Response to the Recent HSUS Email Campaign

Sunshine State Exotics on YouTube

Larry — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:33:50 +0000

I would like to invite everyone to subscribe to our YouTube page. My son manages the content and has some pretty cool videos. Soon we will be loading many more. I like to post videos of our available and breeder ball pythons and red tail boas. We also post videos of our reptile collection, pets, and general fun times. So come check us out!

AvidHerpers.com – A New Reptile Forum

Larry — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:27:58 +0000

Have you been to AvidHerpers.com yet? It has a reptile forum and a nice classifieds section. I don’t know if it will change in the future, but the classifieds are free. Once more people learn about this site, I think the classifieds section will be a great way for reptile enthusiasts to buy and sell their animals.

The forums are a great place to discuss or showoff your ball pythons, boa constrictors, and other reptiles. It is still a relatively new forum, so the traffic is low. Once the word gets out, I am sure it will be hopping.

So head over and join AvidHerpers.com!

What are those numbers?

Larry — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:23:12 +0000

Have you ever visited a website and wondered why people put numbers in front of an animal name or species? Well, those numbers tell the sex of the animal.

For example:

1.0 Albino Boa = one male boa

0.2 Bearded Dragons = two female dragons

0.0.1 Ball Python = one ball python sex unknown

3.2.1 Leopard Geckos = three male, two female, one sex unknown