Experts suggest targeting invasive pythons for key COVID vaccine ingredient
Kimberly Kuizon reports
SARASOTA, Fla. - Deep in the Florida Everglades, Dusty Crum -- known as the Wildman -- is on the hunt for pythons.
"We are going to save the wildlife in the Everglades, that’s my mission," he said.
The invasive snakes have been destroying the native wildlife for years. Now working with researchers, he believes there's another reason to hunt down the snakes: They may contain a key ingredient used for the COVID-19 vaccine.
"There's some really healing properties in the snake. If you go back in traditional medicine, they’ve been using python and python components for thousands of years," Dusty explained.