Quote Originally Posted by OctagonGecko729 View Post
Yeah and we also know that those 1000 are dieing off. They reproduced just because of the massive amount that was thrown out there but are slowly being weeded out due to the climate and predators.

I also would argue that these snakes are actually helping the ecosystem more then hurting it, i have no scientific evidence to validate this but i do have logic. These snakes eat once every 3 months when the meal is large enough, they are breeding and releasing 50-80 eggs which are all about 12 inches when born and have no idea how to survive in a swamp ecosystem. Those hatchlings are being eaten by everything, yes they are eating as well but as we all know their metabolism is incredibly slow. One or two out of that 80 are surviving to be a 10ft snake, which can still be killed by a alligator.
That's what makes it so important that this lawsuit succeed. Many people, possibly MOST are pretty intimidated by even the idea of giant constrictors. Hell, most people are freaked out by garter snakes! The organizations backing these bans know this, and they're capitalizing on that fear. The average person isn't going to spend the time or effort to get the correct information on their own. As long as Animal Planet says they're apex predators, then they are.

The truth of the matter is that apex predators are at the top of their food chains only after evolving within that food chain over an extended period of time. Giant constrictors haven't been in this ecosystem long enough to get to the top, and it's unlikely that they ever will. There are too many animals that see growing snakes as snacks. Birds are a HUGE threat to these snakes, not to mention the alligators, big cats, etc. And damn near everything will eat eggs. The concept of them being apex predators in this environment is ridiculous.

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