Not Cool, Fox News

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/04/13...0-foot-python/

The story and the comments are just sickening. :mad:

I hate how misinformed and hateful people are about reptiles. Even when you give them information with sources they just don't care.

Anywhere but, Florida I would have to support the cull of any non-native species. Any non-native species, even those that I personally really like.
Florida`s unique ecology is already pretty much written off with so many non-native species already released. In that location money would be more wisely spent on managing the problem and identifying what species are now at risk. Then establishing breeding programs and conservation areas suitable for those species.
Gardeners here have inadvertently tries to kill off thousands of waterfowl with run-away plants like purple loose-strife.

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Originally Posted by Raven01

Anywhere but, Florida I would have to support the cull of any non-native species. Any non-native species, even those that I personally really like.
Florida`s unique ecology is already pretty much written off with so many non-native species already released. In that location money would be more wisely spent on managing the problem and identifying what species are now at risk. Then establishing breeding programs and conservation areas suitable for those species.
Gardeners here have inadvertently tries to kill off thousands of waterfowl with run-away plants like purple loose-strife.

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I don't disagree with that at all, my main issue with this is that so many people believe that burmese pythons are single-handedly responsible for the decline of the Florida ecosystem. They refuse to even consider addressing topics like feral cats, big sugar, or over development of the land.

Solution:

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Originally Posted by meowmeowkazoo

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/04/13...0-foot-python/

The story and the comments are just sickening. :mad:

I hate how misinformed and hateful people are about reptiles. Even when you give them information with sources they just don't care.

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We do have lots of invasive species and they can survive in S Florida. Some retics did get loose during a hurricane, it is blown out of proportion with politicians using it for a platform. The old stuffy people do much more damage with houses being built in swamps and pesticides on their perfect lawns rather than the retics. The iguana, monitors, tegu's, all have invaded. There are some rare crocodilians by Miami airport too. I personally think he bought it and used it for a publicity stunt as has happened before.:rolleyes: Lots of big time snake lovers down here we support 12 repticons with large attendances so please ignore the politicians "most of them are from other states" and do not cut us off:please: LOL

They may not have done it singlehandedly but they contributed the most by far. Once they reach adult size only the biggest alligators are a threat to them. So they remain mostly unchecked.

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

They may not have done it singlehandedly but they contributed the most by far.

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Surely you can't believe that burmese pythons have contributed the most damage to the ecosystem.

Did you forget about the millions of feral cats running about?
I find it extremely hard to swallow that those snakes are causing anywhere close to the damage being done by cats

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Surely you can't believe that burmese pythons have contributed the most damage to the ecosystem.

Did you forget about the millions of feral cats running about?
I find it extremely hard to swallow that those snakes are causing anywhere close to the damage being done by cats

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Not even possible, even when snakes breed most of the babies becone food for the wildlife they're apperantly destroying. Feral cats are the main source by far besides development

Since when has Faux News ever been cool? :rolleyes:

I'm sure Florida has more golf holes then burmese pythons. Can you imagine the tons of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers that go into keeping those golf courses looking like outdoor carpeting?

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Originally Posted by MarkS

Since when has Faux News ever been cool? :rolleyes:

I'm sure Florida has more golf holes then burmese pythons. Can you imagine the tons of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers that go into keeping those golf courses looking like outdoor carpeting?

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I completely agree with you.
My :2cent:
First off... I don't like, or listen to any "mainstream" news channels... I only listen to local news and sometimes listen to BBC America. Our nation's news channels are essentially corrupted by either the right wingers or left wingers and rarely give sound, unbaised news. Even though this news article may seem just an off-topic, random, interesting story, it most likely has underlying twinges of something political. IMHO

Secondly... there are other countries, which countries they are currently evades me, with invasive species that still have their local species in high numbers, as if they are uneffected. Florida, for many years, has been our nations "resort" state. Florida has more vacationers and/or part-time residents than people who actually live there full-time. With the people, come pollution. With houses, comes pesticides, fertilizers, and toxins. Not too long ago, there was a HUGE killing off of native Gators due to a fertilizer that made algae bloom which caused a type of fish that feeds on algae, and is known to contain Thiamanese, to have an explosive growth/breeding outbreak in lakes, ponds, streams.. which in turn, gators ate the Thaimanese tainted fish. WHICH then caused many gators to die OR suffer from "zombie-ism" from a vitamin B1 deficiancy. Pesticides and household cleaners and anything that is non-organic or semi-organic that can be diluted by water and then be transported into major water sheds ought to be banned due to the over-usage and almost criminal death records. Florida's politicians just want the people to believe it's just the natural, wild, invasive species that are causing problems.... not the Ortho Weed-b-Gone that collects revenue.
I live up north, and we deal with Fracking... or Fraccing, same thing....... which is MUCH more poisonous than any sort of pesticide or toxin..... AND it get's pumped into our ground water and it's just basically left there forever...... that highly carcenogenic, highly contaminated water, gets carelessly left behind to leech into our water systems that we drink. Sadly, the water treatment plants CANNOT get rid or neutralize of the numerous Fracking chemicals that are now part of our tap water systems. Even our natural springs are at risk, really, HIGHLY at risk, for containing Fracking chemicals. So, I'm sure within a matter of years, the natural species in my locality and maybe further, will also have a large dying off..... and I'm sure, absolutley positve, the policitians will blame it on some type of invassive species.... just like the Florida politicians did.

I opened up the link and read the title and decided not to watch it. This is the stuff that turns my gut and makes me
Ashamed to belong to the human race. :/