So, I've been thinking while reading all this info on the recent bans, I haven't seen anyone mention the positive effects these snakes could have (if the topic were researched more) on the Florida ecosystem. My thought: a breeding population=eggs and babies. Aren't most if not all birds there carnivores that EAT small and/or baby swimming things? Correct me if I'm wrong please. And gators? I KNOW gators eat that type of stuff. Their eggs would also be food for the local wildlife... Or would they not create a whole new abundant food source for the local wildlife everyone is concerned about? Oh yea, and I thought gators were so abundant now that they are hunting and culling the big ones en masse? So why is everyone worried about the snakes eating them then? Otherwise Animal Planet wouldn't have fodder for all these swamp people shows. Am I right or wrong in this line of thinking? I just need clarification cause it's been on my mind for awhile.