They were let loose by idiot zombie liberals who no longer wanted them as pets. But I repeat myself.
The 3 most southern counties here, Dade, Broward and WPB are liberal cesspools. I.E. solid 66% of all 3 counties votes D. I look at the election numbers after one.
I am not represented and a minority here. But it’s a nice (and cheap) place to live. And 30 some other states use our gun laws.
They were not “released by pet owners”.
Hurricane Andrew destroyed a huge breeding facility and the snakes were washed out by the flood waters.
Not that you care, but the majority of reptile keepers are politically conservative.