You are talking generalities, I am not. I'm not arguing there shouldn't be any peer review process. I'm asking why the number of pythons found and whether they were dead or alive needs to be held private for so long. How is that jeopardizing anything? It's really a very simple question. So what if it is "news"?

Am I angry? Damn right. You and a few others start lecturing the forum about "the scientific process", but where the heck is/was the "scientific community's" criticism of the following:

- the USGS report. That report came out over two years ago.

- all the media reports about pythons having "no natural enemies", even when the USGS report itself was accompanied by a picture of an alligator EATING a python. The "no natural enemies" line is probably one of the most disgraceful spins I've ever seen on any subject.

- All the completely unsubstantiated accusations of pet owners releasing pythons into the Everglades

- The conclusion that pythons are wreaking havoc on indigenous fauna.

The irony is that so many blame snake hobbyists for not policing themselves. The way I see it, maybe the "scientific community" needs to start policing itself.

The bottom line here is that we all know pythons can't survive outside of south Florida. That so much public money is being spent on researching this is a travesty. It should have never gotten to this point.

If you help fight off some of the idiotic laws, then great. I for one would be happy to see some real science.

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