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by pictigaster1 on January 17, 2010
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It is even easyer to pick up these snakes at shows and on the internet sent to another state .Then driven to florida and film the set up.People are always selling 10 to 15 foot burms for cheap prices.John Z has the idea of dna testing these snakes.Also it would be neat to keep a few and breed them to see how many albinos are born.Burm hets are a dime a dozen and easaly had.The burms found seem to be normal non morph animals.Or are they.Do I think I smell a set up you bet.The anaconda was blamed for killing dozens of water fowl yea right,at least start with some facts.How many ducks and geese could a 12 foot anaconda eat 4 mabie 5 in a year in the wild.Nutria are a more likely food option for them I would think.The article says recently dis appeared water fowl.The problem is the public sees movies like anaconda snakes on a plane.they think the threat is as real as water.Joe I wish I could come and hunt with you on this adventure .Make sure you take some good collectors you are right.Lets hope the green mamba died in this freeze as well..
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by CAISSACA on January 18, 2010
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Guys, let's get a grip here: go to fieldherpforum.com, and you will see plenty of accounts of encounters with Burmese pythons from a variety of herpers (including Bill Love, IIRC).
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by tj on January 18, 2010
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I think they are referring more about rock pythons, Wolfgang. But, if they're talking about burmese, then I'll chime in...even though I know my profile isn't filled out.
On a few seperate nights in the Glades last year, we found a total of nine burmese pythons. Six were alive (five newborns and one adult) and three were dead....all adult. This was only on a FEW nights where we were actually looking for them. Unfortunately, they're out there. I can venture a guess that says we'll find more this year....again, unfortunately.
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by CAISSACA on January 18, 2010
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Thanks FSB - Rob Carmichael specifically mentioned Burmese, which is why I piped up - I was a little more unclear about the species referred to by the others afterwards ;-)
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by pictigaster1 on January 18, 2010
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It started as afrocs but burms were thrown in.A friend found one last year and posted some pictures of it then released it.I know that burms are there.There are a few other snakes there as well.As all of the great evolutionists would say it is in fact evolution at work in our face.Migration of species is no new thing.How a migration starts is its own .Man is not un happy with pheasents fallow deer axis deer red deer auadad sheep.The absolute most dangerious animal to invade the US soil besides man is felis .It kills more migrateing birds than all the shot guns on the planet.Norman is correct they have replaced what man has so cleverly distroyed .Gators like them as well they taste good.In turn they like gators they also taste good.Burms have not doomed us we have doomed us.
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