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Department of Fish and Game
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04:001 April 1, 2003
Contacts: Pete Jokesonu, Manager of Department's Wildlife (886) 562-566ext-82
Roy Looflirpa, Support Officer, (127) 745-3665
Anaconda Season Opens April 1
The spring wild anaconda season opens April 1 and progresses backwards through the same day. Based on observations by Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wildlife management experts, anaconda populations are either increasing, decreasing, or staying the same.
Anaconda hunters are required to carry a valid 2002-2003 California harpoon license and Serpent Stamp. Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise until 4:00 p.m., whichever comes first, except on leap years. The limit during spring wild anaconda season is one scaled serpent per day, three per season. A scaled anaconda is one having scales and speaks with forked tongue. Harpoons with tritip steaks as bait are the most commonly used instruments for anaconda hunting. Archery, crossbows, air rifles, fly-fishing rods, rubber duckies, bat guano, and squirt guns are also legal methods of take.
Wild anacondas are not well established in the Pacific Ocean and the Salton Sea. Their preferred habitats are under the seats of outhouses. Wild anaconda hunting opportunities are available to the public in many National Forests, some Bureau of Land Management lands, and several DFG-owned wildlife area outhouses. Contact your local anaconda agency offices to obtain maps and for more information regarding local anaconda habitats.
Anacondas roost in trees at night and fly down shortly after daybreak to scare the whoopee out of elderly people, and spend the rest of the day on the ground laughing themselves silly. When scouting an area, look for railroad tracks, fish scales, signs of scratching, and droppings. Large amounts of droppings under a tree means you are standing too close and may require a long hot shower after standing under an anaconda roost. In dry areas, search around water sources for anaconda tracks. In wet areas, search dry areas for slither marks. The best times to look or listen for hissing anacondas include the early morning hours until midmorning when they use cellular telephones, and late in the evening as the anacondas go to party the night away.
Anaconda hunting can prove to be quite challenging, as the slinkers are known for their practical jokes they play on people. Because of their superior eyesight, hunters should wear multicolored blazing pink and green clothing to avoid being seen by anacondas. Hands, face, and harpoons should be painted in bright blue with little yellow baby snakes. A variety of calls are also an important part of anaconda hunting. The vroom-vroom call that sounds like a 1956 chevy is very effective. However, hunters should use caution when calling, which can often scare these serpents away. Wolf whistles and low grunt calls are used to "shock" anacondas and make them laugh to give their location away. Once anacondas are located, calls that imitate the sounds of a biologist with excess gas are used to lure these magnificent creatures within the suggested 20- to 30-millimeter harpooning range.
Because hunters wear camouflage, imitate anaconda calls, and may even use perfume, some safety precautions are required. The proper way to notify an approaching hunter is to jump up and down and curse him or her in a clear voice. Do not wave, bark, bite, grunt, spit, scratch in inappropriate places, or use an anaconda call to alert the hunter. Another safety tip is never hunt while wearing a ballerina's tutu with matching clown outfit because the coloration can be mistaken for colors found on wild anacondas. Most importantly, know where your favorite restaurant is located before firing your harpoon, in case you miss, and need sustenance at the end of this special day. Follow these hunting tips and anaconda hunting will be a very safe sport during this very silly season.
For complete rules, consult the 2003 California Anaconda Regulations for the resident, nonresident and squatter snake booklet, available at local serpent offices in Canada and on the serpent web site at www.april@fool.gov. Our apologizes for attempting to plagiarize DFG's Wild Turkey Press Release of March 21, 2003 ... and Happy April Fools Day!
Department of Fish and Game
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04:001 April 1, 2003
Contacts: Pete Jokesonu, Manager of Department's Wildlife (886) 562-566ext-82
Roy Looflirpa, Support Officer, (127) 745-3665
Anaconda Season Opens April 1
The spring wild anaconda season opens April 1 and progresses backwards through the same day. Based on observations by Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wildlife management experts, anaconda populations are either increasing, decreasing, or staying the same.
Anaconda hunters are required to carry a valid 2002-2003 California harpoon license and Serpent Stamp. Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise until 4:00 p.m., whichever comes first, except on leap years. The limit during spring wild anaconda season is one scaled serpent per day, three per season. A scaled anaconda is one having scales and speaks with forked tongue. Harpoons with tritip steaks as bait are the most commonly used instruments for anaconda hunting. Archery, crossbows, air rifles, fly-fishing rods, rubber duckies, bat guano, and squirt guns are also legal methods of take.
Wild anacondas are not well established in the Pacific Ocean and the Salton Sea. Their preferred habitats are under the seats of outhouses. Wild anaconda hunting opportunities are available to the public in many National Forests, some Bureau of Land Management lands, and several DFG-owned wildlife area outhouses. Contact your local anaconda agency offices to obtain maps and for more information regarding local anaconda habitats.
Anacondas roost in trees at night and fly down shortly after daybreak to scare the whoopee out of elderly people, and spend the rest of the day on the ground laughing themselves silly. When scouting an area, look for railroad tracks, fish scales, signs of scratching, and droppings. Large amounts of droppings under a tree means you are standing too close and may require a long hot shower after standing under an anaconda roost. In dry areas, search around water sources for anaconda tracks. In wet areas, search dry areas for slither marks. The best times to look or listen for hissing anacondas include the early morning hours until midmorning when they use cellular telephones, and late in the evening as the anacondas go to party the night away.
Anaconda hunting can prove to be quite challenging, as the slinkers are known for their practical jokes they play on people. Because of their superior eyesight, hunters should wear multicolored blazing pink and green clothing to avoid being seen by anacondas. Hands, face, and harpoons should be painted in bright blue with little yellow baby snakes. A variety of calls are also an important part of anaconda hunting. The vroom-vroom call that sounds like a 1956 chevy is very effective. However, hunters should use caution when calling, which can often scare these serpents away. Wolf whistles and low grunt calls are used to "shock" anacondas and make them laugh to give their location away. Once anacondas are located, calls that imitate the sounds of a biologist with excess gas are used to lure these magnificent creatures within the suggested 20- to 30-millimeter harpooning range.
Because hunters wear camouflage, imitate anaconda calls, and may even use perfume, some safety precautions are required. The proper way to notify an approaching hunter is to jump up and down and curse him or her in a clear voice. Do not wave, bark, bite, grunt, spit, scratch in inappropriate places, or use an anaconda call to alert the hunter. Another safety tip is never hunt while wearing a ballerina's tutu with matching clown outfit because the coloration can be mistaken for colors found on wild anacondas. Most importantly, know where your favorite restaurant is located before firing your harpoon, in case you miss, and need sustenance at the end of this special day. Follow these hunting tips and anaconda hunting will be a very safe sport during this very silly season.
For complete rules, consult the 2003 California Anaconda Regulations for the resident, nonresident and squatter snake booklet, available at local serpent offices in Canada and on the serpent web site at www.april@fool.gov. Our apologizes for attempting to plagiarize DFG's Wild Turkey Press Release of March 21, 2003 ... and Happy April Fools Day!
