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    Someone stopped at the rest stop at mile marker 62 rest stop on Alligator Alley. Heard some sounds like a dog in distress and goes back and sees a coyote with a python wrapped around its neck. There is a picture with the article.

    http://www.local10.com/news/s-fla-ma...tacking-coyote

    This is Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Lands. The Florida Trail runs through just east of the rest stop.


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    Well that's something.

    Do you ever see burmese pythons, Batch? I've heard they are a problem.

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    That could have gone either way.......interesting confrontation caught on vid (do you say "on film"...any more?)
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    That could have gone either way.......interesting confrontation caught on vid (do you say "on film"...any more?)
    Yeah...I think it's one of those phrases that keeps on keeping on even though it's no longer accurate. Kind of like how I "hang up" my smartphone.

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    No I have never seen an invasive in the wild. But, they are taken from the areas we frequent and they usually post up a picture at check stations when they take one out of an area.

    We have 34 native species of snake in that area. Really only 3 are seen on a very regular basis unless you are specifically looking for snakes. In order of most frequent are black racer, which you will see usually several each outing. Water moccasin (cotton mouth) which in the area in the article you will see every trip. And the dusky pygmy rattler, which you don't see every trip, but quite often on the trails sunning. Everything else stays pretty well camouflaged unless they are crossing the road or in camp.

    There are a lot of snakes if you go looking for them. We never really do anymore.

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    could'nt pull up the video so did the guy rescue the coyote or just stand there and watch
    the snake strangle him?

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    The guy actually jumped on the coyote and managed to pull the snake loose. At that point both turned on him and the guy found himself being strangled by the snake while the coyote chewed on his boot. Fortunately, he had read some of the posts on this forum and simply relaxed. The python then swallowed the guy, which solved the coyote problem. He then carefully pulled out his knife and cut himself out of the snake. All the while humming the green anaconda song. See what you missed? You have got to upgrade.

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    Guys name was Blade.....Quite a show....
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    The snake and coyote were fine. The guy said shortly after he took the picture the snake got away.

    James says the coyote was kicking and biting at the snake before the unwelcome slithery friend finally let go, but not before biting the coyote on its hind leg.

    The exhausted coyote was able to walk away with a noticeable limp.
    That snake has no reason to attack the coyote. It isn't anywhere near big enough to eat that coyote. So, simplest answer would be the coyote went after the snake and the snake either being bitten by the coyote or striking the coyote in defense, ended up wrapped around it. The coyote kept biting at the snake and the snake kept striking at the coyote until the snake dropped free. At which point the coyote decided to go find something easier for dinner.

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    i like ricks version after the snake swollwed the guy he used his custom randallas/crash survival skinner
    and cut himself out then proceded to make a belt hatband and boots out of the skin. but then the DNR
    showed up and aressted him for contraband endangerd species clothing.

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