Nov 2nd, 2011 Deer Snack

Aliantha · 11-02-2011, 12:36 AM

Yeah, but you still have bears and mountain lions!

Lamplighter · 11-02-2011, 12:50 AM

True, but it's really the yellow jackets that worry me.
It's autumn here now and they are really mean.
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glatt · 11-02-2011, 07:18 AM

Are burmese pythons really a problem as an invasive species, or did Bungalo Bill just want a trophy animal?

This is a National Park, not somebody's back yard. So one wild animal ate another. Isn't it showing favoritism to kill the predator? Around here, deer overpopulation is a problem. Leave the predators alone.

Lamplighter · 11-02-2011, 08:30 AM

The pythons are an invasive species, and causing serious troubles.

They sdfd the "pets" of people who turned them loose when they got too big for the owners.
Apparently they are well adapted to the Everglades and are multiplying.

Most Fish and Wildlife policies are to (try to) eliminate the invasive species... it's not to show favoritism to predator or prey

glatt · 11-02-2011, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

The pythons are an invasive species, and causing serious troubles.

Invasive, sure. I'll buy that. But what serious troubles are they causing?

Lamplighter · 11-02-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Invasive, sure. I'll buy that. But what serious troubles are they causing?

I can't speak with authority, but I had heard before there were issues
with the snakes and alligators (threatened or endangered species ?),
and the very large number of these snakes there now.

wolf · 11-02-2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

They sdfd the "pets" of people who turned them loose when they got too big for the owners.
Apparently they are well adapted to the Everglades and are multiplying.

It's only fair ... The New York Sewer System has taken in all those (formerly cute baby) alligators, and sends down Burmese Pythons in return.

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11-02-2011, 07:18 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Are burmese pythons really a problem as an invasive species, or did Bungalo Bill just want a trophy animal? This is a National Park, not somebody's back yard. So one wild animal ate another. Isn't it showing favoritism to kill the predator? Around here, deer overpopulation is a problem. Leave the predators alone.

11-02-2011, 08:30 AM	#4
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	The pythons are an invasive species, and causing serious troubles. They sdfd the "pets" of people who turned them loose when they got too big for the owners. Apparently they are well adapted to the Everglades and are multiplying. Most Fish and Wildlife policies are to (try to) eliminate the invasive species... it's not to show favoritism to predator or prey

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