Homeland/Interior Snake Subjugation

[Azrael256]

What's the minimum caliber for snakes that big?

Something in the 500kt-1mt range.  Dust off...orbit...you know the drill.

*Shudder*

[Jocassee]

A couple things I learned about pythons while living in Souf Effrica.

They like long grass near water sources (Everglades, duh). They have been known to surprise pedestrian passers-by.

All their teeth point in inwards, making it next to impossible to wrest yourself from their grasp. Their jaw muscles are necessarily strong. If you and the python have not mutually agreed to part ways, the only way you are getting your leg loose is by taking his teeth with you.

I read of a guy who got some snake teeth stuck in him just that way and nearly died of a resultant infection (in the bush).

Lastly. Who in their right mind would go hunting for a mother*expletive deleted*ing 20-ft (or larger!) snake in the mother*expletive deleted*ing everglades?

[lupinus]

A couple things I learned about pythons while living in Souf Effrica.

They like long grass near water sources (Everglades, duh). They have been known to surprise pedestrian passers-by.

All their teeth point in inwards, making it next to impossible to wrest yourself from their grasp. Their jaw muscles are necessarily strong. If you and the python have not mutually agreed to part ways, the only way you are getting your leg loose is by taking his teeth with you.

I read of a guy who got some snake teeth stuck in him just that way and nearly died of a resultant infection (in the bush).

Lastly. Who in their right mind would go hunting for a mother*expletive deleted*ing 20-ft (or larger!) snake in the mother*expletive deleted*ing everglades?

the type that wrestle live gators?

[charby]

Go ahead, charbs.

I'll stand waaayyyy back here and hold your beer.

(i hope the snake eats him before this beer gets warm. I hate drinking warm beer)

Won't be any beer left, I would have drank it all before I put the gloves on.

[MicroBalrog]

Lastly. Who in their right mind would go hunting for a mother*expletive deleted*ing 20-ft (or larger!) snake in the mother*expletive deleted*ing everglades?

I would. Hunting animals that can kill you is the real hunting.

[Viking]

Could be worse. I would call in an air strike.

That's when you drop a grenade down that hatch .

[Ron]

Looking at snake anatomy online I see the best place to shoot one would be in the first 25% of its length. That gives you your best shot at lungs, heart and large arteries. Or CNS stoppage with a head shot / severing the spine.

[Jocassee]

Seems to me the way to go would be a shotgun, buckshot or slugs, or a dutch load thereof in case you miss with the slug. Course if you miss once, depending on the trajectory of the reptile in question, you could already be Snake Lunch.

[RoadKingLarry]

Lastly. Who in their right mind would go hunting for a mother*expletive deleted*ing 20-ft (or larger!) snake in the mother*expletive deleted*ing everglades?

Somebody has to keep the mother*expletive deleted*ing snakes off the mother*expletive deleted*ing plane!

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Seems to me the way to go would be a shotgun, buckshot or slugs, or a dutch load thereof in case you miss with the slug. Course if you miss once, depending on the trajectory of the reptile in question, you could already be Snake Lunch.

I wonder if M193 fragments in pythons?
You don't need slugs, these suckers are skinny. 3-5 shot FTW.  You'd want shotguns with the occasional rifleman on hand for longer distance shots.

What's a snake's favorite subject?
Hisstory.

[Scout26]

Could be worse. I would call in an air strike.

Phook That. 

I hate snakes.  Nuke the everglades and start over.....

[BlueStarLizzard]

Touch screens suck ass sometimes.
 

Please continue your regularly scheduled snake debate.

[MicroBalrog]

Help me here.

The snakes are an invasive species, yes?

They're not native to the Everglades, yes?

So why are they just not declared a pest?

[charby]

Help me here.

The snakes are an invasive species, yes?

They're not native to the Everglades, yes?

So why are they just not declared a pest?

One answer: squirrel kissing liberals.

[MrsSmith]

That's when you drop a grenade down that hatch .

I don't think so! That just ruins the skin.

Come on guys, you're all being little girls. A snake that big doesn't move with the speed of a ... diamondback rattler, for instance, that hangs out on the dunes here. (Oh, sorry Scout and Jocassee, did I forget to mention those? Oops!) A snake that size moves a good bit slower and you have ample opportunity to approach it and end it.

And Tallpine. I realize snakes don't have as many vitals. But they do die if you sever the head. This can be accomplished with ammo or an axe. Since you boys seem so worried about getting close enough to use an axe, I'll handle it for you.

Geesh.

[charby]

Since you boys seem so worried about getting close enough to use an axe, I'll handle it for you.

Geesh.

Not this boy, I'm the one who suggested gloves as the only weapon.

[BlueStarLizzard]

Also, not a boy.

And I ain't going NEAR that thing.

Give me an Ithica Roadblocker, and I can take care of the issue though.

[kgbsquirrel]

Transplant them to DC 

I expect the indigenous reptiles will quickly consume any would-be-invasive species.

[wmenorr67]

I expect the indigenous reptiles will quickly consume any would-be-invasive species.

Doubt it, professional courtesy and all.

[vaskidmark]

I expect the indigenous reptiles will quickly consume any would-be-invasive species.

Doubt it, professional courtesy and all.

The creatures in DC not only eat their own kind, they throw them under the bus to tenderize them first.  It's a group version of "two enter, but only one comes out".

stay safe.

[seeker_two]

Doubt it, professional courtesy and all.

No.....you're thinking about politicians.....

[Harold Tuttle]

You could prolly rig up a guillotine trap baited with a feral house cat.

[kgbsquirrel]

You could prolly rig up a guillotine trap baited with a feral house cat.

Actually....  *starts working on a design*

[seeker_two]

This would make a great second date idea for anyone looking for a second date....

[LadySmith]

Purty.
However, I have to draw the line at something big enough to eat my critters.
But you know if someone dropped a 20' Burmese python on my lawn I'd figure something out.