Preparing For An Invasion
June 25th 2009 16:12
Most know my stance about non-native invasive species. I seen a program about various invasive and annoying species of animals on Nature on PBS. Interesting the havok and dangers they are causing.
Today's invasive species is the Burmese python that may have established itself in Florida, after Hurricane Andrew, and are starting to migrate north. South Carolina wants to know if they can survive their climate so they released 7 of them to see.
Let me make this easy for them and save taxpayer money in the process. Yes they can. Pythons that escape or are intentionally released in the northern regions can survive because they are snakes. They can thermal-regulate themselves and can adapt and adjust to various climactic conditions. As long as there is food, the snakes can survive because seeking warmth or hibernating to digest the food is an option. As long as there isn't a colony or opposite sexes the snakes will not breed. As long as there are rodents, rabbits, cats, small dogs, etc., large pythons have food.
Snakes can home in on warmth even if it means secretly entering human habitations. Although the article doesn't say it, Burmese are an aggressive python, especially when it becomes wild!
Today's invasive species is the Burmese python that may have established itself in Florida, after Hurricane Andrew, and are starting to migrate north. South Carolina wants to know if they can survive their climate so they released 7 of them to see.
Let me make this easy for them and save taxpayer money in the process. Yes they can. Pythons that escape or are intentionally released in the northern regions can survive because they are snakes. They can thermal-regulate themselves and can adapt and adjust to various climactic conditions. As long as there is food, the snakes can survive because seeking warmth or hibernating to digest the food is an option. As long as there isn't a colony or opposite sexes the snakes will not breed. As long as there are rodents, rabbits, cats, small dogs, etc., large pythons have food.
Snakes can home in on warmth even if it means secretly entering human habitations. Although the article doesn't say it, Burmese are an aggressive python, especially when it becomes wild!
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