Florida Wildlife Officials Are Trying To Put Python On the Menu
Written by Site Hub on December 23, 2020
If Florida scientists can prove that Burmese Pythons are good to eat, they may end up on the menu.
The snakes are classified as an invasive species, so Floridians have determined that a good option to limit their numbers is to eat them.
The Florida Fish and Wildife Conservation Commission and the State Department of Health are teaming up to see if the mercury levels in the reptiles are low enough for human consumption.
Wildlife Commission spokeswoman Susan Neel gave a statement, saying:
“It is early on in the process for the mercury study. We are currently in the tissue collection stage of the project, and Covid has pushed our timeline back a bit. The plan is to have most of these samples come from pythons that are caught by our contractor program.”
Although the Everglades are a prime environment for the snakes, they are extremely invasive. Sources say that they were likely introduced to the wild as an escaped or released pet.
Source:
CNN
