Re: [OM] 2nd Annual Florida Zuikofest - Feb 14, 2013

[Wayne Harridge]

Are the everglades badly polluted or is it that the pythons concentrate the
mercury ?

...Wayne

> 
> Burmese pythons from the Everglades areas allowed for the hunt have been
> tested to have as much as 3.5 parts/million mercury (more than twice the
> recommended limit for fish) and are not recommended for consumption.  On
> the other hand at least one processor is paying up to $45 square foot for
the
> skin from snakes of 10 feet or more.
> 


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