The Holy Thursday Massacre
The Aftermath of the massacre What the Florida fish and Wildlife Conservation commission(FWC) did to Chris Coffee and Bill McAdam's 34 Burmese and Reticulated pythons and the Boa Constrictor named Shirl on the Thursday of April 6th 2023, the day before Good Friday, is horrendous and downright cruel. It very much goes against everything that the FWC and the reptile community must stand for. It displays the absolute lack of professionality and respect for the snakes, illegal or not. Chris Coffee and Bill McAdam On April 29 of 2021, the FWC decided the Burmese and the Reticulated Pythons to be deemed Prohibited Species, where any person that owned the snakes prior to the rule was given a 90 day period where they could liquidate their snakes and relocate them outside of Florida. This was because Burmese and Retics were an invasive species in the wildlife of Florida as they led to the severe declines in Everglade mammal populations and also competed with other animals for food and
