Big Cat News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The Tampa Tribune Published: November 7, 2009 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission workers are holding an amnesty event today where unwanted nonnative pets can be handed over with no questions asked. The program is offered only a few times a year in cities across the state. Today's event at Busch Gardens is co-sponsored by the city of Plant City. Exotic pets may be brought...
Outposts (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A Florida man is facing criminal charges for staging the capture of a 14-foot Burmese python. Justin Matthews, of Bradenton, Fla., was arrested this week following a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigation into a July incident. Matthews, a...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A man who caught a 14foot python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A man who caught a 14-foot python in a Florida drain pipe is charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe to stage the capture.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A man who caught a 14-foot python in a Florida drain pipe is charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe to stage the capture.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
Field Notes (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
From the News Herald: A Florida Fish and Wildlife officer’s attempt to use a 5-foot live alligator during show and tell Friday at Breakfast Point Academy ended with the critter on the loose in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A pilot program aimed at helping eradicate giant, nonnative Burmese pythons from South Florida has ended with 37 of the invasive constrictors being killed, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A pilot program aimed at helping eradicate giant, nonnative Burmese pythons from South Florida has ended with 37 of the invasive constrictors being killed, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Outposts (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
It has to be an unsettling situation for parents of small children and owners of small pets in South Florida, where thousands of Burmese pythons are slithering amok. A state-sanctioned pilot hunting program aimed at determining location and formulating an...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Burmese pythons: A pilot program aimed at helping eradicate giant, nonnative Burmese pythons from South Florida has ended with 37 of the invasive constrictors being killed, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Joseph Canasta of Land O' Lakes got a shock and painful surprise when he reached under his car thinking his dog was resting there. What Canasta grabbed, though, turned out to be a 5-foot alligator that didn't exactly welcome the contact, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... the sheriff's office that the plane appeared to have disappeared into the swamp.Rescue workers and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers discovered the crash site about 200 yards north of Interstate-75 on north side of the Everglades between Mile Markers 40 and 41 near Alligator Alley, Bergen said. This is a remote area of western .Just a portion of the plane's...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... pet amnesty day held at Busch Gardens.Organized by the theme park, the city of Plant City and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the day allowed owners to give up their exotic pets with complete amnesty from Florida wildlife regulations. It was part of an effort to prevent the release of unwanted exotic animals, such as Burmese pythons that have been taking...
Cryptozoology Online: Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Date: 06-Nov-09 Country: US Author: Jane Sutton MIAMI - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture. Justin Matthews, a professional animal trapper, later admitted that he had "staged the event to call attention to a growing...
