http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/0...iref=allsearch

I know many of us in the reptile community are expecting the cold weather in Florida and the rest of the south to have a hugely negative impact on any feral pythons in South Florida. I'll be curious to see what happens to the pythons they mention in this article. I hope there is a neutral group of people who will report on it as the death of all those animals (or the ensuing terminal illness) is likely to be damaging to the supporters of this legislation.

None of us should be surprised when, in the days and weeks following the break in this cold weather, another publicized capture of a large constrictor happens in the Everglades/South Florida area. The timing of it will be convenient and the HSUS will be all over it on the Internet and in Congress stating how the snakes survived this cold spell.

None of us has any evidence to really support the suggestion that the HSUS or some other organization is staging the release of animals to continue gaining momentum for the bill but I don't think it's above them to stoop to such tactics to achieve their goals. I doubt we'll ever know for sure.

Cheers,