So will Groper Don the Con deport India's Irula people?

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India's Irula people, who catch snakes for a living in their native country, are coming to the aid of Florida wildlife officials in their battle against invasive Burmese pythons in the Sunshine State.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in their first week members of the tribe have already captured 13 pythons. Of those, four were removed from the Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge on North Key Largo, including a 16-foot female.

"It is outstanding that they have been able to remove pythons from Key Largo," said University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences biologist Frank Mazzotti, who is working with the Irula tribe members in South Florida, in a statement. "And to get four pythons, including a 16-foot female, is just incredible."

The early results might not be too surprising. The Irula, who live in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, are known for their snake-catching prowess in rural India, where the skills to spot and carefully remove snakes from an area are handed down from parents to children. The skills are welcome in their country. Tens of thousands of people die from snake bites each year in India, and more than a dozen deadly snake species live there, among them the common cobra and the Russell's viper.

"Since the Irula have been so successful in their homeland at removing pythons, we are hoping they can teach people in Florida some of these skills," explained Kristen Sommers, leader of the FWC's wildlife impact management section. "We are working with our partners to improve our ability to find and capture pythons in the wild. These projects are two of several new efforts focused on the removal of these snakes."

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We might need them to remove the snake in the WH

[HoneyBadger]

1. As a bit of a freak for large reptiles (prefer monitor lizards though)

I love the Irula. The problem is after they catch the beautiful snakes alive, they give them to Florida to kill. Come on guys! Would rather the admittedly invasive snakes be left to flourish.

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2. And what when they destroy the native species?

Is that OK. They should not have been brought into the US in the first place

[HoneyBadger]

3. 300,000 Burmese pythons populating the wilds of Florida indicate that ship has sailed

Embrace the new ecology. Pythons, tegus and monitors are all breeding. Much like the carp did a century ago.

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4. Freaking wow

You win