Eco Sharks Rescue

Eco Sharks Rescue is owned and operated by Baladeva Das, also known as Bobby Radical. This is his first year as a Farmer’s Market vendor and his specialty is hand-crafted items made from the skins of Burmese pythons, which he hunts and kills in the Everglades.

“Everyone’s familiar with the plight of the Everglades,” Das says, referring to the infestation of invasive Burmese pythons in the region. “They’ve eaten all the mammals, all the bunnies and racoons, and now they’re working on the shore birds.”

His stand at the Farmer’s market offers bracelets, key chains, coin purses and cell phone covers, all made from python skin that he tans and shapes into his collectables. “It’s making lemonade from lemons,” he says.

When not hunting pythons, Das, who is a full-time resident of Marco Island, is a mural artist, most recently painting the mural at Tony’s New York Pizza.