Invasion of the Burmese pythons, part 1

The Wild with Chris Morgan

KUOW News and Information

Science, Nature

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python is an invasive species that's close to triggering an ecological collapse. But not if these python hunters have anything to do with it.

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0:00.0	It's 6 o'clock in the evening and I just parked at the side of a very busy highway in Florida.
0:07.6	I'm meeting some guys named Kevin and Anthony.
0:10.8	Ready, Cap?
0:11.8	Morning, Ray.
0:12.8	So, can you want me to drive?
0:13.8	It's up to you.
0:14.8	Are we going up top?
0:15.8	You're going to hop in right now.
0:18.2	On top of Kevin's car is an aluminum platform.
0:21.0	Well, that's Dutch.
0:22.7	It covers the whole roof and it has railings all around to hang on to.
0:26.9	I'm supposed to get up on that roof, but there aren't very many ways to do that.
0:30.7	Where the hell do you step up onto this thing?
0:33.2	Oh, yeah.
0:34.2	By the way, no fancy step on the tire, step on the roof.
0:37.7	Get the f*** out of here.
0:40.7	The guy barking orders is Kevin Pavlidis.
0:44.1	He's a bounty hunter and he's in a hurry.
0:46.8	It's very bumpy up here.
0:48.0	I'm going to warn you from now.
0:49.1	Oh, this is fun.
0:50.7	We're on a hunt and it's one of the more bizarre situations I've ever found myself in.
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