Reptile Expos

[Starscream]

And the US government is launching an organized campaign to eradicate wild burmese pythons out of florida claiming they are invasive spieces. These poor snakes were born in florida for many generations now and sense tens of years. Florida is their homeland. Their ancestors did not just walk from Asia to Florida, they were brought in by american citizens. How can the US government still call them and claim that they are invasive species? Are european and african americans not invasive species? Yet those brutal acts of killings of the burmese pythons are widely supported by floridians. Although those snakes did not kill a singel human there. Disgusting!

They are an invasive species because they did not evolve there. They are destroying native species that lived there long before their 'ancestors' did. Burmese pythons, iguanas, and other reptiles that do not originate from Florida are a real problem, and while I don't agree with culling the animals, there's only so much the government can do. Can't really relate people politics to animals in this.

ANYWAYS, back to the actual discussion: I'm going to my first expo in June and I'm hoping so badly there's old world colubrids for me to drool over. I highly doubt it, since I live far away from any major breeders of that sort, but one can dream!