Is the burmese python population getting out of control in Florida?

Question

i saw a picture again from 2005 in which a burmese python swallowed an alligator.

Answer 1

I've seen that picture too, it's stunning. I believe the story on that picture was that someone in Florida owned the Burmese python and it escaped. This was the story I read online along with the picture, but I may be wrong.



My best guess on how the burmese python was able to eat the alligator was because it caught it by surprise. It looks like the alligator was still alive and clawed through the snake. What's your take on that? (Sorry got off track there).



Although this snake was a captive one, I have in fact heard that burmese pythons are becoming problematic throughout Florida and are causing a lot of issues. They are now considered to be an invasive species of snake because many climates work for them and they easily adapt to new climates. Florida's climate is perfect for them. They're trying to find ways to control these massive snakes.



Really good question, I hope I was of some help.



Best of luck! (:

Answer 2

A lot of large, non-native reptile species are out of control in Florida. People buy juvenile reptiles and, when they get too big, release them into the wild. Florida's climate is perfect to support the invading species, which have established themselves and are breeding. The non-native species are wreaking havoc on the native animal populations and the environment.



Burms, reticulated pythons, anacondas, monitor lizards, iguanas, non-native turtles and tortoises, are all invasive species that have established themselves in FL.

Answer 3

Good answers. Because of these people letting those animals loose instead of finding homes for them, we in the ENTIRE US have to deal with legislation like HR 669, S373, and HR 2811.



Basically they are trying to say that these burms, retics, condas, etc are able to establish just about anywhere in the US. That is a lie. A scare tactic to get people to pass these laws.



If these laws pass, the reptile industry will be annihilated.



Under these laws, if I move out of the state I live in, I would have to either leave my snakes in this state, or have them euthanized. I will not be able to breed them, sell them, adopt them out.



Check out the blog on nohr669.com to keep updated on these laws. They should be a state by state legislation, not nationwide.