Python "Nightmare": New Giant Species Invading Florida

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Vicious_Fish;3454402; said:
There still are panthers in Florida but I don't think they prey on adult alligators. That last one who tried this probably came out as gator poo.



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lol yes I would think any Panther that went up an adult gator would regret it .

Many have been relocated if caught because their limited area is being built up and they are on borrowed time.

"Officials have allowed people to build throughout the panther habitat, granting permits for a new university, new churches, roads, golf courses and subdivisions"
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060202/LOCAL/202020323/1078/news

This is an old story imagine now how little area they have left now. Python is the least of their worries.
 
Damn,i wish i lived in florida! Us brits pay good money for all the reptiles youve got slithering around out there! Mind you,ill handle most snakes,but WC Af Rocks are pure evil!
 
I highly doubt afrocks will become established. They're just not as much of a mainstream "pet" snake...if anything I could see a few rocks getting into the ecosystem and interbreeding with the existing burms.
 
I'd like to see what happens next and if anything is actually going to be done about this. A lot of times the media just brings something up once then never reports on it again. This could just be them hyping up something that isn;t that big of a deal.
 
Yeah they are more likely to come across burms to mate with than other pure African Rocks. Florida will more than likely end up with Burms that have mixed genes but will still look like burms, no one will know the difference unless you tested genes.
 
Hi,the pythons in Florida have no rights been there,but its not their fault,reckless hobbists have done the damage to competent animal keepers!
 
CTU2fan;3455456; said:
I highly doubt afrocks will become established. They're just not as much of a mainstream "pet" snake...if anything I could see a few rocks getting into the ecosystem and interbreeding with the existing burms.
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"They're just not as much of a mainstream "pet" snake'

I agree and to make it to adult breeding size they need to survive a lot of gators and other snake eaters .

Since they were found in same area . Imagine escaped from someone's outdoor enclosure or released .
 
gigas12;3464186; said:
Hi,the pythons in Florida have no rights been there,but its not their fault,reckless hobbists have done the damage to competent animal keepers!
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It was actually hurricanes that tore open zoos that started the populations in FL, not the pet industry.
 
Hi,I a really dont know how all of those pythons ended up in Florida,usually the problem is always caused by reckless hobbists,I love Florida and would give anything to live there but in the last recent years has been invaded by tropical species of all animals,fish,plants,reptiles,etc.
 
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