Florida python problem gets another potential solution dogs
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Truman sits near an area where he tracked down an 8-foot-python, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Miami-Dade County, Fla. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation is beginning a new program to use dogs to sniff out invasive pythons. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission via AP)AP
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Florida’s snake-y situation is getting some canine relief.
ABC News reports that the Sunshine State which is currently being plagued by an invasive species of Burmese pythons has unleashed python-sniffing dogs to help combat the problem.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) trained the python-sniffing pooches a black Labrador named Truman and a point setter named Eleanor for over a month before putting them to work.
Florida python problem gets another potential solution dogs
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Truman sits near an area where he tracked down an 8-foot-python, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Miami-Dade County, Fla. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation is beginning a new program to use dogs to sniff out invasive pythons. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission via AP)AP
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Florida’s snake-y situation is getting some canine relief.
ABC News reports that the Sunshine State which is currently being plagued by an invasive species of Burmese pythons has unleashed python-sniffing dogs to help combat the problem.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) trained the python-sniffing pooches a black Labrador named Truman and a point setter named Eleanor for over a month before putting them to work.
By Bill Galluccio
Dec 17, 2020
Wildlife officials in Florida have been training two dogs to help them track down invasive Burmese pythons. For the past month, Truman, a black Labrador retriever, and a point setter named Eleanor have been working with handlers to learn how to identify the scent of the invasive snakes and what to do when they find them. Python-scented towels and live pythons with surgically implanted trackers were used to train the dogs on python scent, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission explained.
When one of the dogs identifies a python, they are trained to stay at least three feet away and alert their handler. Once the snake has been located, a biologist will safely capture and remove the snake from the area.
By Bill Galluccio
Dec 17, 2020
Wildlife officials in Florida have been training two dogs to help them track down invasive Burmese pythons. For the past month, Truman, a black Labrador retriever, and a point setter named Eleanor have been working with handlers to learn how to identify the scent of the invasive snakes and what to do when they find them. Python-scented towels and live pythons with surgically implanted trackers were used to train the dogs on python scent, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission explained.
When one of the dogs identifies a python, they are trained to stay at least three feet away and alert their handler. Once the snake has been located, a biologist will safely capture and remove the snake from the area.
By Bill Galluccio
Dec 17, 2020
Wildlife officials in Florida have been training two dogs to help them track down invasive Burmese pythons. For the past month, Truman, a black Labrador retriever, and a point setter named Eleanor have been working with handlers to learn how to identify the scent of the invasive snakes and what to do when they find them. Python-scented towels and live pythons with surgically implanted trackers were used to train the dogs on python scent, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission explained.
When one of the dogs identifies a python, they are trained to stay at least three feet away and alert their handler. Once the snake has been located, a biologist will safely capture and remove the snake from the area.