You know the two facts that are being ignored are
1. The burms in the Glades ain't going to migrate very far north. They won't make it to VA like some of those stupid maps say. There is nothing preventing them from going north in Asia and they don't. Why? Weather below freezing is FATAL to them.
2. It is not even people letting them go that created the problem in South Florida. That is one of the biggest lies since the false passing of the 16th amendment (for those that don't know it created the income tax). You see most of the burm population in South Florida has its' roots in Hurricane Andrew in 1992 when many burms were "freed" by houses being blown flat.
With Florida being a meca for importing reptiles many got away. After more then 15 years now a healthy breeding population has built up. There are more every year because of BREEDING not released animals. This is the same in Cozumel there are boas everywhere from 8 released in the 70s.
Even we in the community are wrong to blame "Irresponsible Keepers" for this issue. Sure some of that happens but the massive numbers set free by a natural disaster are the seeds of the Burm population in South Florida. You have to ask yourself this as well, why only Burms? Why are there not boas, retics and bloods all over the Glades if it is "Irresponsible Keepers". Could it be because Burms are perfectly adapted for the Everglades and therefore self supporting at this time? You bet it is.
