They're not putting much along with those maps. What are these temperatures expected to be 92 years from now? What is the percentage of increased "suitable habitat". Suitable habitat is not solely temperature related either, so saying "oh, it'll be 88 degrees in all of these locations, so pythons WILL live there" is a stretch. I've seen better information using Salmonella to ban reptiles, but once it was looked at realistically it was proven BS as well. Don't forget 6 degrees and we're all going to die according to Discovery Channel, so what "current global warming trend" THEORY are they using. Also, that is a lot of current suitable habitat mapped out, why are we only seeing populations in S. Florida? Let's see maps of current populations, and a realistic THEORY of expansion at the current rate. ALSO, and I feel this is a valid point to go along with the THEORY...if the temp. is rising, won't currently suitable habitats become TOO HOT, which will drive them North, but leave other currently inhabitable areas uninhabitable???? A little give and take? I don't like examples that only show ONE outcome. What is the other side of the story?

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