What a clutch!

[swansonbb]

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[swansonbb]

Maybe with a working link...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/13...in-everglades/

[Mike41793]

That is an awful article full of unfactual statements being passed off as truth.
"A snake that size can eat anything it wants." Really Kenneth Krysko...? You sure about that? And where did he get his degree, or is he a "self proclaimed" snake expert like billy the exterminator and alot of these other jackasses?

"The snakes are very hard to catch and will be impossible to eradicate." Um not not true at all. That doesnt even make sense. All i hear about is the tens of thousands of burms that are estimated to be in the wild so if there were that many they really wouldnt be that hard to catch. There was a frost that wiped most of them out a few years ago. Since 2009 only 113 burms have been caught by the licensed hunters. If theres really so many of them then how come in 3 years theyve only caught 113??? Theyre hard to catch because there really arent that many down there.

Neither of these guys know what theyre talking about yet they get all the media coverage because theyre the ones who are associated to a University or to a museum. How about the media going up and talking to someone like Kevin. Thats where i got those burm facts from^ and i sure as hell trust him more than the dipsticks in this article.

But yea that is a big clutch. Too bad they killed the snake so all the babies probably died.

[Andybill]

I am not sure I have ever heard of a burm eating birds eggs whole either. I could be wrong but I always thought that burms eat live prey as in it moves and breathes at the same time???.... I hated that article. Then he says they pose a danger to humans too. Well so do alligators! An easy way to avoid that is to not go swimming with an alligator and unless you are a moron I dont think anybody is gonna see a 15 foot burm and just decide to jump on it! Most peoples reactions when they see even a 4 foot burm or any snake for that matter is immediate fear. They try to get away as fast as possible because the majority of people have this idea in their heads that all snakes are venomous and will eat them!

[Mrl249]

Im glad they are invading the ever glades, maybe it's payback to all the people that despise the "evil" animal.
Burms are beautiful snakes I've only had mine for about 2 months now and I've developed a golden relationship with her! Idk but I've gotta say I'm on the burms side on this one, sorry Florida.

[Redneck_Crow]

I view the burms like I do cats. Great if you keep them contained and take care of them and don't let them roam around to annoy people or kill off native fauna.

And something that ought to be open season all year around, fair game, license or no license if it's out and breeding where it doesn't belong. Want something gone from an area--let folks hunt it. How many species have y'all ever known to be legislated into extinction in any area they don't belong?

[sflanick]

Im glad they are invading the ever glades, maybe it's payback to all the people that despise the "evil" animal.
Burms are beautiful snakes I've only had mine for about 2 months now and I've developed a golden relationship with her! Idk but I've gotta say I'm on the burms side on this one, sorry Florida.

Yeah ofcourse you are because you have no idea what animpact an invasive species can have on a Eco system. the pythons if left to roam in the everglades will without a doubt severely damage the Eco system in the ever glades. being a native to this great state i will not support a statement lik that. they need to be eradicated from the everglades. now are they maneaters no. do they pose a threat to humans at all in my opinion no. do I love reptiles yes but this state is my home and they don't belong in the everglades period.

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O and that is a beautiful snake absolutely stunning !!!

[Mike41793]

Yeah ofcourse you are because you have no idea what animpact an invasive species can have on a Eco system. the pythons if left to roam in the everglades will without a doubt severely damage the Eco system in the ever glades. being a native to this great state i will not support a statement lik that. they need to be eradicated from the everglades. now are they maneaters no. do they pose a threat to humans at all in my opinion no. do I love reptiles yes but this state is my home and they don't belong in the everglades period.

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O and that is a beautiful snake absolutely stunning !!!

Did you read my comment? Theres not enough down there to even come close to the problem that most people are making it out to be. In 3 years only 113 have been caught. That means there cant be that many down there destroying the ecosystem. They are trying to eradicate them but theres not as many as people think. Honestly as a florida native, many burms have you seen in your backyard?