{"id":2326,"date":"2026-06-13T09:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2026-06-13T09:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:33:53","slug":"wild-florida-ron-magill-helps-man-cited-for-capturing-python-at-everglades-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2326","title":{"rendered":"Wild Florida: Ron Magill helps man cited for capturing python at Everglades park"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla.  \u2014 Ron Magill was quick to defend a man he felt was being treated unfairly after he went out of his way to capture and surrender a python, an invasive species.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2324\">The Latest: Pakistan says US and Iran agree on \u2018final\u2019 text of a peace deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yatir Nitzany said he was hiking at Shark Valley in the heart of the Everglades National Park when he saw an opportunity to help protect the environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw one crawling across the trail,\u201d Nitzany said. \u201cThere were children around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nitzany said he captured the constrictor and contacted park rangers. A video shows that as he held it, a tour guide driving a tramp praised him in front of visitors. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt had a bulge in its belly,\u201d Nitzany said about the python. \u201cThe upper part of its body, indicating it just killed something, and I couldn\u2019t have it on my conscience just to leave it there and just let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The super predators, native to tropical regions in Africa, Asia, and Australia, have devastated Everglades wildlife since the exotic pet trade\u2019s introduction.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing he was doing the right thing, Nitzany said he didn\u2019t expect a park ranger, who also thanked him for the catch, to then hand him a $180 citation. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2322\">Mexico gets off to roaring World Cup start with a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I could have done things over again, I would have probably killed it and thrown it in the bushes,\u201d Nitzany said. <\/p>\n<p>Nitzany and Magill fought the citation, based on the federal Lacey Act and a state law that required prior authorization for capturing a python in a park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal now is to do whatever I can to change this law. To make sure there is a caveat in this law, so that people like [Nitzany] are not punished for doing the right thing in the environment,\u201d Magill said. <\/p>\n<p>The case against Nitzany was dismissed on Friday before his court hearing. Magill was glad, but it shouldn\u2019t have happened. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, for me, it\u2019s common sense. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not too common anymore,\u201d Magill said. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2320\">FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A: Mexico and South Korea each get 3 points after openers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Magill was quick to defend a man he felt was being treated unfairly after he went out of his way to capture and surrender a python, an invasive species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wild Florida: Ron Magill helps man cited for capturing python at Everglades park - 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