Would you eat a python to save the Everglades? – Livescience.com

Floridians could begin seeing a new slithery item on their menus Burmese pythons. The invasive species is so out of control in the state that the government may begin encouraging the new meal as a way to help keep the snake’s numbers under control, as long as they aren’t filled with toxic mercury. 
Before the recommendation, though, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has teamed up with the Florida Department of Health to find out if the mercury
levels in pythons are safe…

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