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DeSantis touts Florida Everglades python removal program<\/p>\n
Gov. DeSantis praised the success of the FWC python removal programs and called for continued funding.<\/p>\n
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission partnered with INVERSA <\/a>to increase python removals in Florida and provide a financial boost through private enterprise.<\/p>\n INVERSA says it \u201chelps ensure biodiversity preservation through the ethical removal of invasive species.\u201d The company makes products from pythons that can be sold, including wallets, boots, belts and high heels.<\/p>\n The partnership took place in 2024, Gov. Ron DeSantis said during an Oct. 21 news conference <\/a>at John C. and Mariana Jones\/Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area in western Martin County. The idea was first presented by FWC Commissioner Rodney Barreto, DeSantis said.<\/p>\n What is INVERSA?<\/p>\n INVERSA is a company founded in 2020 with the mission of managing harmful nonnative species to revive ecosystems by ethically sourcing nonnative species designated for removal by local, state and national governments, according to its website.<\/p>\n INVERSA works with these invasive species: pythons, lionfish and silverfin, a nonnative carp in the Mississippi River Basin.<\/p>\n The python skin that INVERSA processes is available in a matte or glossy finish and in colors that include pink, yellow, green and white.<\/p>\n Some products promoted on INVERSA’s website as being made with the company’s python leather include $2,090 Gabriela Hearst high-heel stilettos, a $290 W. Kleinberg belt and $414 Rex Shoes loafers.<\/p>\n Can you kill a Burmese python in Florida?<\/p>\n Burmese pythons are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty laws. Burmese pythons must be\u00a0humanely euthanized<\/a>, according to the FWC. These are the steps one should take:<\/p>\n Use deliberate, multi-directional movement, move the rod forward along the left and right sides of the brain and then toward the brainstem, ensuring substantial destruction of the brain.<\/p>\n Target the brain:\u00a0The application of the tool should result in the python immediately losing consciousness.Draw an imaginary line between each eye and the opposite jawbone.The brain is located where the two lines intersect.Apply the tool to the target area (brain) to achieve an immediate loss of consciousness.Destroy the brain:\u00a0Immediately and substantially destroy the python\u2019s brain by manually \u201cpithing,\u201d which prevents the python from regaining consciousness.Insert a small rod (a rigid, metal tool like a screwdriver, spike or pick of sufficient length) into the cranial cavity.<\/p>\n