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Burmese Pythons.
Category: Real Life
Current mood:
 angry
My nephew found an article recently that states they're federally sanctioning the hunting of Burmese Pythons in the Everglades in Florida. Normally, this would piss me off, but I get why. The Pythons are an Invasive Species. They're not supposed to be there. They're devastating the ecosystem. I've been told that where these pythons are, there are no rabbits or foxes, Whitetail Deer, Raccoons, and Opossums are down by roughly 98%.
Why is this? People want them for pets despite a 2012 federal ban on the importation of the pythons, BECAUSE people were dumping snakes in the Everglades. While I understand that the natural habitat for Burmese Pythons is wet, and the Everglades match that, by dumping them there, we are introducing a species to an area to which they aren't indigenous, and therefore destroying that area.
Now it's prey-for-pay. If you purchase a pet, and can't keep it, find someone specialized in the keeping of such pets, or a zoo, and see if they can take it. I promise you, knowing people with such specializations, they will help you to the best of their abilities. Don't just dump your pets.
I hate this, but understand the necessity.
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