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Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:15 pm to stout
I just wanna meet the dipshits that didnt realize ahead of time that keeping a python as a pet isn’t plausible long term
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:18 pm to facher08
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Supposedly those things have cleared out most of the mammal population in the Everglades. Good riddance.
Apparently monkeys of all things do a good job killing them in their native habitat. In Florida they can kill everything other than maybe big gators
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:20 pm to Glorious
Drop all the pit bulls in the Everglades. Winner takes all.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:22 pm to Glorious
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I just wanna meet the dipshits that didnt realize ahead of time that keeping a python as a pet isn’t plausible long term
there's a pretty sound theory that ground zero for the explosion of pythons in the everglades was a pet shop down there somewhere that got completely annihilated during Hurricane Andrew. apparently it was chock full of the damn things, which makes sense that that is what would start a population spread because so many of them were released in close proximity to one another. otherwise it would just be onesies and twosies across the area which seems unlikely would lead to such a huge population increase because the snakes wouldnt be able to find eachother to breed.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:25 pm to Northshore Aggie
I have heard this theory as well.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:25 pm to stout
Fried python is good eating.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:26 pm to stout
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The snake was killed, as recommended by wildlife officials,
It is my understanding that they have to capture the snake alive to get paid...not sure if this is still true.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:26 pm to stout
I would have guessed a 19 ft python weighs more than 125 lbs.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:29 pm to Northshore Aggie
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there's a pretty sound theory that ground zero for the explosion of pythons in the everglades was a pet shop down there somewhere that got completely annihilated during Hurricane Andrew. apparently it was chock full of the damn things, which makes sense that that is what would start a population spread because so many of them were released in close proximity to one another. otherwise it would just be onesies and twosies across the area which seems unlikely would lead to such a huge population increase because the snakes wouldnt be able to find eachother to breed.
Never heard that before. Good stuff
The root problem is still the same. For some reason a market exists to keep 20 foot long snakes that can swallow a feral pig whole as pets
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:29 pm to wickowick
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I wonder if anyone has started running thermal drones to locate them
I watched an episode of Swamp People and Mark had a guy doing that one night.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:30 pm to Glorious
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The root problem is still the same. For some reason a market exists to keep 20 foot long snakes that can swallow a feral pig whole as pets
oh yeah, for sure...i'm agreeing with you about the pets thing.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:31 pm to stout
Holy shite! That video of him capturing it is wild!
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:32 pm to stout
A brief visit to the YouTube rabbit hole learnt me that they're using GPS collars on possums and raccoons to find pythons in the Everglades. Those two have gotten pretty good at sniffing out python nests and they tend to return to them night after night. Find the nest, find the eggs, find the snake. Decent plan.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:32 pm to lake chuck fan
How’s thermal imaging pick up cold blooded snakes?
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:33 pm to Northshore Aggie
Yeh I think it was in Homestead, fl. I am guessing they didn't have black mambas or other venomous snakes.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:34 pm to BoogalooCopperpot
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How’s thermal imaging pick up cold blooded snakes?
Maybe in Florida, everything is hot, so you look for the long, blue thing amongst the red?
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:34 pm to BPTiger
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I would have guessed a 19 ft python weighs more than 125 lbs.
i kind of had the same thought. maybe due to the lack of food? but then how did it get so long to begin with?
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:35 pm to Northshore Aggie
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there's a pretty sound theory that ground zero for the explosion of pythons in the everglades was a pet shop down there somewhere that got completely annihilated during Hurricane Andrew. apparently it was chock full of the damn things, which makes sense that that is what would start a population spread because so many of them were released in close proximity to one another. otherwise it would just be onesies and twosies across the area which seems unlikely would lead to such a huge population increase because the snakes wouldnt be able to find eachother to breed.
I think it could be that, but shithead people are a big issue, too. It isn't just the pythons that are an issue in Florida. It also isn't just the damn iguanas. Florida has a serious problem with a host of destructive invasive species.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 2:38 pm to Northshore Aggie
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i kind of had the same thought. maybe due to the lack of food? but then how did it get so long to begin with?
If it was a wild snake, it had to have enough food resources to get that big. Otherwise, it would have halted growth. Burmese pythons are incredibly adaptive, and can be so while staying relatively healthy. If an adequate food source is available they will grow and be just fine. If food is limited they'll slow their growth and be just fine. That's a part of why they've been able to gain such a foothold.
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