>>If what your saying is true the researchers have said there are tens of thousands of Burmese here also and they are also under attack. In your own words what's the use in baninng them then? What your saying about feral pigs and feral cats is also true of feral Pythons. Why are they different then Amazon Doc?

I'm not sure there IS a point in banning them...but "tens of thousands" is far different than tens of millions. The national population of feral hogs is estimated to be around 4 MILLION animals, and the national population of feral cats is estimated at around **70** million. Furthermore, both hogs and cats reproduce at a much higher rate than snakes -- so the feral populations can replenish themselves very quickly, with or without hunting.

If there are "only" tens of thousands of feral pythons out there right now, then they should be much easier to control than either hogs or cats. It seems sensible to me to fight the problem BEFORE it has the chance to get as bad as the other species.
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (TBA)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
2.6 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

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