1.   A few ambitious hunters work in groups, settings nets, traps and baited hooks for the larger reticulated pythons.

2.   But there are many fishing superstitions, including no women, pigs or eggs on board and spitting on baited hooks.

3.   It is considered especially vulnerable because it is most aggressive in competing for baited hooks and because the loss of even one bird is damaging.

4.   Some marinate square-inch pieces of dish sponge in the putrid brew and attach a section above the baited hook.

5.   The fishing boats also play out long lines, each with hundreds of baited hooks, reaching for miles.

6.   The turtles often drown or die from injuries caused when they are caught on baited hooks or in nets intended for swordfish.

7.   Seabirds try to grab baited hooks before they sink underwater.