Quote Originally Posted by Slyther83 View Post
Snakeheads are also apex predators, however their threat to human life is near non existant compared to a wild Burmese. Snakeheads wreak havoc on an ecosystem equally as bad if not worse. I would also like to add that a snakehead is very, very unlikely to attack humans. I would be willing to bet that there isn't even a single near-death snakehead attack on anyone in US history. The same cannot be said for large constrictors, which is why I imagine they are so concerned about them establishing a foothold in the wild (aside from the obvious ecological aspect of their invasion). Snakeheads are comparable to piranhas in that they are made out to be a lot more dangerous than they really are. Even though they can have very aggressive feeding behavior they are just as skittish as any other fish and would flee from our presence.
All those things could be said about Burmese as well. I've never heard of anyone being killed in the US by a wild Burmese. "Their threat to human life is near non existant compared to" an escaped dog. Snakes "are made out to be a lot more dangerous than they really are. Even though they can have very aggressive feeding behavior they are... skittish... and would flee from our presence".