This seems like a very small take for the number of people participating, but I suppose very few of the hunters had any experience with a wetland like the Everglades.

Ya that and unreal expectations of the numbers of snakes. Some seemed to think it would be like shooting fish in a barrel.

However, it was not such a bad deal for the Florida Wildlife Conservation Service. They took in $15,000 in entry fees ($25x600) and only paid out $4,000 in prizes. The takeout of only 68 pythons was disappointing, but that worked out to only $59 in prize money per python.

The low #s shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone, because they are NOCTURNAL predators.

Had they properly prepared the hunt, the sponsors would have read up on where they like to sleep during the day and told the participants.

No doubt a lot of hunters went out looking for something that was out and about even if not doing much rather than something that would be hidden, and out of sight like most nocturnal predators during the day in order to avoid becoming prey themselves as they sleep (or killed for whatever reason).

People should learn to make lemonade, i mean, I bet those pythons taste great!

People should learn to make lemonade, i mean, I bet those pythons taste great!

Won't take long for that to become a reality. Do you see how much meat is on one of them?

I'm ready for a basket of Python'n'Chips right now!

It's not dead it's resting.