Florida has a snake problem. Burmese pythons are multiplying at fast rate and spreading out their territory. The ecosystem in the swamps and everglades apparently fit the snakes just fine. The snakes are not native but probably got into the wild by people discarding their pets, according to a Sunday talking head report.
Burmese pythons get to be huge. In May of this year, a Florida man captured and killed a 128 pound, 18 foot, 8 inch long python. Most adults get only to about 10 feet or so.
The reporter said at the end of his report that the snakes are moving into new areas and could reach as far as Washington D.C. I sure hope they don’t get that far.
We’ve got enough snakes in the grass there.
PMO
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