Posted on 05/12/2008 10:37:19 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Giant Pythons Could Spread Quickly Across South
Monday , May 12, 2008 By Katie Tweed
As if killer bees and kudzu weren't enough, the southern United States may soon have another invasive species to contend with — giant Burmese pythons capable of swallowing deer and alligators whole.
Approximately 30,000 of the big snakes, which can reach 30 feet and 200 pounds, already live wild in Florida's Everglades, thanks to thick-headed pet owners who've released them into the swamps when they've grown too large to keep at home.
But now the U.S. Geological Survey says Florida is not the only place the Burmese python can thrive.
In fact, the big beasts, which are not poisonous and rarely attack humans, could live happily in the entire southern third of the country, from Southern California to Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley and up the Eastern Seaboard to Chesapeake Bay.
All it would take would be enough pet releases in various locations to create a breeding population.
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Filet of python, python on a stick, BBQ python, python sausage, python fritters......we in The South have a way with dealing with animals.........
Cool! I have a couple of friends who have pythons. They’re fun for snakes. (which means, they don’t do much but hang out).
Spread the word ... them’s good eatin’, and the skins are valuable for leather accessories. That oughta keep the population down to manageable levels...
well there are breeding populations all over Florida. And Florida, while a market leader, does not have a monopoly on the sorts of cretins who buy huge carnivorous reptiles as pets and then release them when they get sick of taking care of them.
Yep. It’s called “deep frying.”
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I have a 7 foot Red Tailed Boa. He is awesome.
i know, Piranhas!!
Sounds tasty!
What about the Chubacabra?
They're a non-native species. They aren't protected.
Ten years ago a client ran over a Burmese python that was over ten feet long near Kossuth, Mississippi. Had a large bump in it which was a cat...That’s the only one I have seen in this area. With all of the deer and turkey hunters we have in the area there is a snowball’s chance a snake that size can get along unnoticed very long without attracting lead.
Well next the Lefties will want them covered under the endangered species act - save the Python!
Beat me to it. Darn!
How can anything that can swallow someone (or an animal) whole be a wonderful pet? That makes my skin crawl. I guess I'm just a wuss when it comes to snakes.
if they are so wonderfull why they letem go
Just one more source for chili makin’s....
No problem as a very large snake is so much easier to hit with a rifle or shotgun than a swarm of bees.
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