PYTHONS ON THE LOOSE : Largest of Florida's pet pests invade Everglades

florida-weekly ^ | August 2, 2007 | ROGER _WILLIAMS

[Hot Tabasco]

if we had them up in MI, or if i was down there, i’d be all about getting ‘em.

I was thinking the same thing! And if there was a bounty it'd be like getting paid to go fishing.......or getting paid to go to the shooting range.

[Abathar]

There's not enough people willing to go and kill them for sport to eradicate them though, even if it was fun to do.

Giving a financial incentive to shoot them will guarantee a thorough job of killing them. Sportsman like you and I would not hunt them to extinction for the fun of it, but that is what needs to be done.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

It’s defactive?

[nmh]

I have too!

It’s unreal to see a SNAKE FLY!

[Fawn]

Not if its a spay/neuter procedure with a rabies shot. That’s a wonderful person.

[Lurking in Kansas]

I hate snakes!

[Ditter]

Have you ever run over a snake with your lawn mower? They fly out in several pieces.

[avacado]

There's a sheep in there somewhere!

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

If you consider what I said a flame ... you have issues.

I was merely pointing out the fact that you cite studies (no links by the way nor are there any References.) that support your bias. So before you automatically make assumptions about people based on their pets all I am saying is maybe you should review your own bias before hand.

[Shyla]

No, that is a person that needs to get a grip.

[T.Smith]

My son and I have a ball python. We’re not exactly sociopaths.

[nmh]

UGH!

I’m trying to eat lunch ... about to get physically ill.

[Fawn]

[Fawn]

No...that’s a person who cares about dogs and cats.

[Fawn]

WHat do you feed that snake? Anything live?

[T.Smith]

We feed him mice and small rats, always alive. We tried feeding him pre-killed stuff but he wouldn’t eat it. Since he’s a ball python he’s not very big. Maybe a little over 2 feet.

[Shyla]

What if they are not yours and belong to someone else?

[Fawn]

That’s ok. I’m fixing them either way.

[Aquinasfan]

Veterinarian Steve Williams said he believed a misprint in embryo formation had resulted in the lamb being born polydactyl, with many legs, a condition that occurs once in several million sheep.

That's no "misprint," it's an evolutionary step forward. To what, I'm not sure.

[Shyla]

I am sorry. I can not get a grip on this thought process. I have a small male that is not fixed. If you could get your hands on him, you would take him and get him neutered against any wishes I may have?