Web Tech Notes: Fla. Python Hunt Begins Thisss Weekend

Saturday, February 23, 2013

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Fla. Python Hunt Begins Thisss Weekend

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Florida wildlife officials are launching a snake hunting mission to help curb the growing population of Burmese pythons threatening the Everglades and nearby neighborhoods. Nearly 500 amateur hunters have signed up for the month-long competition in southern Florida sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The "2013 Python Challenge" will kick off Jan. 12 in hopes to raise public awareness about the species and the threat to the Everglades ecosystem, including native wildlife. Some estimate that nearly 150,000 pythons are living in the Florida Everglades. Officials say the Burmese pythons are eating wildlife and with no natural predator, the population is overwhelming. The Everglades have become crowded with the snakes and the pythons have started to move into nearby neighborhoods. "They're starting to come back into civilization looking for easy food -- our pets and that's typically what they're feeding on: Cats, small dogs," said Lt.

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Lt. Scott Mullin

Overall Sentiment: -0.371681

Relevance: 0.380866

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0.140416	"They're starting to come back into civilization looking for easy food -- our pets and that's typically what they're feeding on: Cats, small dogs," said Lt. Scott Mullin ...
-0.194434	"When people call about a python it's a totally different sound on the phone that you can hear it in their voice that they're excited, very nervous, very scared for their pets and their children," Mullin said. ...
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 2 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.054018 Mean: -0.027009 Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Shawn Heflick

Overall Sentiment: 0.160039

Relevance: 0.248465

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StateOrCounty: Florida

Overall Sentiment: -0.1137

Relevance: 0.88294

Facility: Everglades National Park

Overall Sentiment: 0.17561

Relevance: 0.431411

Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.528212

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