Another point for those not familiar with this area. The term “everglades” might be misleading. There are a lot of wetlands and areas out west of town that are not exactly “the everglades” and are not necessarily Everglades National Park. We tend to lump it all into the catch-all “everglades”. Any of the dealers places and rural areas where they kept their stock were not really “in” the everglades. Those Burmese found in the eastern edge of Everglades National Park, they are within a short and logical distance from where they probably first became established from escapees from the Homestead/Redlands area. They would find plenty of food and not have to migrate very far at all. Any escaped cobra or whatever (if they exist at all) would be very close by wherever the dealer (keeper) was located, not out in the vast wilderness of the everglades. You will also find a lot more snakes along paved roads, canals and agricultural areas than out in the middle of the boonies anyway.

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