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Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals
Talk about putting the squeeze on mother nature!!
Unfortunately it sounds like the situation has gone past the point of being able to control the snake population. Carelessness and irresponsibility have created a mess, all in the name of being "cool" to own an exotic pet.
Well if the idiots from the federal government would stop studying them and kill them the population would go down. But they want to study them so they let them go and they breed more snakes. Dumb ass hol_s.
This is what happens when all kinds of "exotics" are allowed to come into South Florida. The Cubans, with the Mariel boatlift, the Ricans, now, the Haitians. They bring their wildlife to sell, or, set up oxotic petshops, etc. Anyway, they've gotten the animals into South Florida. Now, it's too late. There're so many animals in the Everglades, now, that should have never been there...too late. The barn door was left open too long, and, there're very few English-speaking people left in the area. I got out of Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area 8 years ago, just in time. Will the last American, please, bring the flag with them when they leave?
It started out as a comment on animals that don't belong in that ecosystem and ended up being another anti-"real" American rant complete with the obligatory slur against people who don't speak English. Nice way to stay on topic.
Racism in this country is completely out of control. Those lashing out at others out of pure hate. As this group becomes smaller and smaller they actually become more dangerous to the future of this country. Many are now heavily armed and as they lose political power there is no tellling whathey they might do. These are the Ugly Americans of lore, p-ss poor citizens who call themselves "patriots".
A nasty problem with these snakes but hardly the #1 isssue we face in this country or even in Florida. We used to solve such issues with American ingenuity. Let's see if there is any of that left? My guess is there is plenty remaining.
voxrationis:
Most of these so called "p-ss poor citizens who call themselves patriots" are no more racist than the illegal aliens and uneducated and low information minority or otherwise voters who are step by step lowering the standards of this once great country. We will eventually use American ingenuity again to rid this country of this quagmire, but that ingenuity can and will only come from the "p-ss poor citizens who call themselves patriots".
Francella, you are such an ignorant moron that you don't realize that Puerto Ricans ARE Americans. You are so deep into your bigotry that you think "they are all alike". Stop the inbreeding with your toothless cousins and perhaps you can reverse the trend of ever diminishing intelligence in your family...
(See how easy it is to spout worthless ignorance?)
The Federeal Government is responsibel for this mess. 20 years ago in Oregon a Search Warrant for Meth Drugs turned up all kinds of exotic reptiles brought into the county legally with permits. Snapping turtles, monitor lizards, albino cobras, and pythons. None of these creatures to my knowledge are native repitles. They were part of a Methamphetamine Drug Manufacturers Stash, keep in a sleazy enviornment with no oversight.
As long as the Federal Government and State Governments fail to have laws restricting non native animals this will continue.
The animals you are talking about weren't released into the wild. They were found in cages. Probably not a good choice for pets, but his chosen profession shows a lack of good judgement.
The Federal and State governments need to have more laws about this? How about if people follow the law already there. That would help a lot.
concur, Abby. I normally cringe at the thought of another layer of government regulation, but this is one where they should put the hammer down hard. Outright ban on anything that doesn't belong here ecologically. I've just about F*ing had it with snakes, snails, mollusks, catfish, ants, bees, monitor lizards, nutrias....none of which belong here. even the wild pigs are a mess.
why not the state of Florida star a campaing whit hunters all kinds for slaugther off this evil phytons ? Pay $30.00 for each head and garranty many, many volunteers will be come in for his part in this economy
They did and hundreds of hunters set out during a competition and only a few dozen at best could be found. If you listen to the sensationalist you'd think there was a snake in every other tree. They are there but the gators are keeping pretty good control of them.
increase the bounty! INCREASE THE BOUNTY! for the right price, I'd leave sunny North Dakota and become a world famous snake hunter myownself.....! can't be much harder than hunting gophers.....
I see nothing wrong with a bounty system, the problem is, there are probably tens of thousands of burmese pythons slithering around by now. Yes, Fla has become a mess of non-native undesirable animals, including the snakehead(fish from S.E. Asia). And yes, the enemy is US. Human intervention is the only way these creatures got here. A fiercely concerted effort at eradicating these creatures should have been started a long time ago.
There was a time when Americans cleared the Plains of Bison that were so plentiful they stretched to the horizons. But now we can't get rid of a a few big snakes. If you post a bounty of $ 50 a head, I can guarantee you that the snakes will be gone within a year. But the eco-freaks wouldn't allow it.
Hell, you get the bounty on the pythons up to 50 bucks a snake? I will move back home and be the most prolific snake killing SoB you ever saw. I know the glades like I know my own......I just know dem :P
I dont like snakes, especially ones that can eat me whole......I would be in favor of the Bounty System too, but a group of some sort would get in the middle of it and make it a whole different problem
The really dangerous "EXOTICS" in Florida are the imports from OH, NY, IN, PA, and such Yankee sources who bring these pets or buy them and then release them when they get too big to keep at home. Luckily this situation will be self policing as the snakes and such eat the tourists who are curious about them.
When Hurricane Andrew blew through in the early 90's a zoo was leveled on the east coast fo Florida releasing all sorts of animals. Sadly snakes were part of that and after 20 years out there making babies.........no turning back. We already held a big python hunt and people could take out permits to go get them. Not very successful. You can walk right up to one and not even see it they blend in so well. We also still have monkeys running around thanks to Hurricane Andrew. Add on top of this people who dump their pets when they don't want them and the Everglades is a real mess. There are also heartless idiots that dump thier unwanted dog or cat out there in the Glades. They actaully think a defenseless pet has half a chance out there with snakes, Florida panther, bobcat, coyotes and pythons. Unbelieveable.
Majority of these snakes were from a zoo in the eary 90's that got wiped out from Hurricane Andrew. For twenty years they have been making babies in the Glades. We still have monkeys running around in my area from that zoo as well. Add the headache that nature caused with people that also dump unwanted pets and we get what we have now...a nightmare.
We tried a python hunt and they are so good at blending in that not many were caught. You can be standing in the Glades and be right next to one and not see it. Hunt at night with flashlights and you are apt to step on an alligator. Oh yeah lots of fun in the Glades!