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☆ Her Livelihood? Hunting Pythons in the Dead of Night.
  + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Patricia Mazzei | More About Patricia Mazzei | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
People would see hatchlings and think, “Oh, well, this isn’t a very big snake,” according to Ms. Siewe. “It’s going to get to be 10 feet long in three years.”But that did not make the next part any easier. Trees, grass, trash. Recently, one of Ms. Siewe’s friends caught a 17-foot, 2-inch python — so big and heavy, at 198 pounds, that multiple people were needed to contain it. “I arrived and there were five of them sitting on this python, keeping her secured,” she said.
Persons: Siewe, “ It’s, ”, Roberts, “ Locations: Florida
☆ I quit my real estate job in Indiana and moved to Florida to hunt pythons. Here's what my typical day looks like now.
  + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Amy Siewe participated in the 2019 Florida Python Challenge and it inspired her to change her life. After my first python hunt in Florida in 2019, I knew I'd found my calling. Why I hunt pythonsMy fascination with snakes started when I was very young. People don't always understand why I hunt pythons when I love snakes. I'm all signed up and ready for the annual Florida Python Challenge, too.
Persons: Amy Siewe, I'd, I'm, Hurricane Andrew, they'll, It's, who've, I've, there's Organizations: Service, Hurricane, . People, American Veterinary Association Locations: Florida, Indiana, Wall, Silicon, Naples , Florida, Southeast Asia
☆ Giant invasive pythons run rampant in Florida and wreak havoc on native species — but python hunters are here to help
  + stars: | 2022-09-03 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Invasive Burmese pythons have decimated native species in Florida. The invasive pythons are feasting on native speciesSiewe is one of 100 licensed hunters contracted by Florida to catch and kill the invasive reptiles, which have wreaked havoc on the ecosystem and decimated native species. One of the largest of all snakes, pythons can grow up to 20 feet long and feast on animals as large as white-tailed deer. Paid to hunt — in the name of conservationWildlife officials are working on projects to estimate the python population, but the most successful effort to address the problem has been the python hunters, Kirkland said. "I know it sounds crazy, but it is the easiest way to catch these pythons," Siewe said, adding she's been bit many times.
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