Florida Frost taking care of invasive exotics problem?

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I did'nt expect to learn so much different information from this thread and I guess I've been mislead about the whole python and invasives situation.It does not seem to be as a big of a problem as I thought that it was.
 
Superlaz;3780969; said:
Thats right. Turkey point has the largest population of American Crocs in FL. For the Manatee's, those that knew to congregate at the power plants (which many did) it worked out for. Could have been worse. The constant cool weather probably helped them, in that instead of it warming for a day or two as is the norm for us before cooling down again, the contant cold kept them at the plants, as opposed to them swimming off and getting caught by another front.
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Thats amazing . I heard of turkey point but had no idea manatees used it.

Are they fed while they are there, wont the crocs attack them?
 
snakeguy101;3780864; said:
If anything, the pythons just filled the void that was left after humans extripated the top predator that was the FL leopard.
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I think you meant to say Panther. Must have read my "Leopard vs. Crocodile" thread before you posted. ;)
 
I did'nt know there were crocs in Florida.
 
krichardson;3781001; said:
I did'nt expect to learn so much different information from this thread and I guess I've been mislead about the whole python and invasives situation.It does not seem to be as a big of a problem as I thought that it was.
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Many here are better sources of unbias info than I am . Since moving here have been at constant "war" (I support Florida chapter Sierra club and Florida wild lands defense fund,etc) with many Miami politicians who want to build by EverGlades ,mine for rocks,etc and pretty much build in most wild areas.

Thus whenever I hear non natives are the problem I somewhat point to Miami politicians lol .Who have no concept of land preservation .
 
I just strolled a local canal the other day, and there were around a hundred dead spotted tilapia within just a few feet, its one of the shallower canals around and got colder than most, there were still some survivors but very few. I saved two jaguar cichlids that i assume would have been dead overnight. My canal is deeper and I've only seen one dead mayan cichlid and have still seen a number alive. As for my own personal account I have lost both my pbass and a mayan, my heaters werent strong enough for the cold I guess although I had two mayan and a tilapia survive as well so I guess some are just more sensitive.
 
I havent seen any pythons and I go to the everglades wuite a bit although I hit it at about its most northern point so its hard to say, I hear most iguanas live through the winters alhtough they do shut down which im sure makes them vulnerable to predators
 
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