>>In the first article, quoted by amazondoc it states: "This resulted in an intensive effort to examine the distribution of Burmese pythons (a non-native, invasive spe- cies on Key Largo) and their impact on the Key Largo woodrats. In 2007, several Burmese pythons were killed on the road near the ref- uges and all of these pythons had consumed at least one Key Largo woodrat. " "

>>"SEVERAL BURMESE...AND ALL OF THESE PYTHONS HAD CONSUMED AT LEAST ONE KEY LARGO WOODRAT."

>>The article is dated as being published August 2008 by Christina Alligood (PhD), et al.

>>

>>The McClatchy article I posted is dated Feb.9,2010. and it states "TWO BURMESE PYTHONS..." as having been found with Wood Rat stomach contents.

>>



These are different snakes. The 2010 article states "AT LEAST TWO" rats in "CAPTURED SNAKES". They do not limit the number to two, and they only include CAPTURED snakes. The 2008 article is talking about road kill snakes, not captured ones.





>>I'm pretty sure Christina Alligood is the Director of HSUS in Florida, or something official like that. Correct me if I'm wrong.



I dunno. However, the name "Alligood" does not appear on the HSUS web site, and searching google using the terms "Alligood" and "HSUS" doesn't turn up anything relevant (at least in the first 2 pages of hits -- I didn't go any further). If you can find a connection, that would be interesting.



>>In any case, she is being mighty ambiguous using the quantity of "SEVERAL". It is possible "SEVERAL" means two in her mind. And, she is being quoted as an authority with the PhD beside her name. Clearly, there is an agenda in conflict with facts being unbiased if this is the case.



But those claimed facts are not in evidence. Don't build castles on unsupported conjecture.
-----
----



0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)

2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (TBA)

0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)

1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (TBA)

2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, TBA)

1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]