VIDEO: Burmese pythons moving north

palatkadailynews ^ | June 24, 2009

[JoeProBono]

Gainseville, Fla.,---- Burmese pythons are multiplying rapidly in the Everglades and moving north in Florida, a University of Florida researcher says.

Frank Mazzoti said the pythons can live anywhere alligators can, which would include all of Florida and swamp areas in Georgia and Louisiana, Science Daily reported.

"People might argue the ultimate boundaries, but there's no part of this state that you can point at and say that pythons couldn't live here," he said. "We really need to be addressing the spread of these pythons. They're capable of surviving anywhere in Florida, they're capable of incredible movement -- and in a relatively short period."

Burmese pythons are popular pets in spite of being one of the world's largest snakes. They became established in the Everglades when owners released them as they became too big to handle, and one biologist estimates there are now 30,000 to 100,000 in the Everglades National Park

Mazzotti said the snakes are difficult to eliminate because females can continue to produce young years after a mating.

[JoeProBono]

VIDEO

[ConorMacNessa]

Obama’s fault!

[DuncanWaring]

Are they good eatin’?

[randog]

Are they good eatin’?

That was my question, too. In my travels around the South I've observed the southern man and woman to batter and fry just about anything. The answer may be in the kitchen.

[gimme1ibertee]

Obama’s fault!

He sure is responsible for the snakes in the Cabinet,but in the Everglades...?

[gimme1ibertee]

DAMN! That’s just plain nasty-looking.I say harvest them and sell the skins. Everybody needs boots,belts and wallets,don’t they?

[Joe Brower]

Florida Freeper

[Paradox]

easy solution, declare Open Season on these snakes. Plenty of ‘Glades type folks and good ole boys around these parts that would love to git themselves some of these!

[freedumb2003]

The ballot was too complicated to fill out, so they hit the road.

[DuncanWaring]

I spent some time near Valdosta, GA a while back.

Had a neighbor who picked up a dead snake along the side of the road, cooked it and ate it.

He allowed later as how it might have been on the side of the road just a tad too long.

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[DuncanWaring]

You could feed the whole neighborhood for a week with that thing.

[JoeProBono]

[cweese]

So you post a pic of an Anaconda with a link to a video about a Burmese Python. Mmmkay....

[JoeProBono]

Python Eats Pregnant Sheep

[DuncanWaring]

Somehow, the phrase “Holy Mothering Moses” seems wholly inadequate.

[JoeProBono]

http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/animals/why_snakes_are_feared.htm

[Mogollon]

Are they good eatin’?

Their hide makes great boots and purses. Might be a good business to get into.

[bobjam]

Where’s the photo of the alligator and python that killed each other?