[jcfehr]

Am watching NBC Nightly news and the story about snake hunters is on. Python Pete the beagle is being trained to seek out pythons in the everglades. The snakes are becoming a huge problem as owners are dumping them into the everglades because they grow to big sometimes eating things twice their size /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif .....


rut roh pythons ....it's Python Pete better slither away and hide !!!

 

[DreamOfGlass]

Oh... Poor Python Pete!! It's so risky! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif

 

[patama1004]

/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif I'm scared for him!!

 

[Gingergoose]

I hope Pete sees the pythons before they see him.

 

[Murphys Dad]

I pulled up the article on msnbc.com. Pete is trained to stop well short of the python and simply paw at the ground when he finds one. He's adorable! There's a video there that shows a few seconds of him. He's very playful!

Here's the link - Python Pete

 

[PFR]

I saw that on tv last night. It was very interesting how he actually smells them out and keeps his distance.

The power of the nose!!!

 

[BeagleBabe]

This goes as proof that beagles can be trained to do just about anything!

 

[Gingergoose]

How cute! A real "working" beetle!

(eeewww, gotta watch for those alligator vs python pics...I hate those!)

 

[LuckyBeagle]

Wow! How cool! Lucky killed a snake one time. I didn't get to see him do it , but he skinned it as well (it wasn't poisonous). That's gross!

 

[angelaH]

thank goodness we dont have dangerous large snakes. We do have adders but I hope our beagles wouldnt go near.

 

[Wellington]

That's quiet impressive!He is far braver then I!