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herpsltd
at Fri Feb 22 13:14:24 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by herpsltd ]
I think that prior to 2001 even though occasional snakes were found they were thought to be escapes or releases. A wild breeding population wasn't thought to exist so few records were kept. I believe Hurricane Andrew was the final catalyst that expidited the colonization of Burmese. The epicenter of sightings is in an around the Homestead, Fl. area. Curiously enough thats where Andrew did the most damage. Believe me, snakes loose were the LEAST of our problems during that time. Personally I believe Burmese Pythons have been breeding here a long time before 2001. Its just that numbers peaked so much in 2001 that people started to take notice and investigate what was going on....TC
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- Regarding Burms in the Everglades... - ChrisGilbert, Thu Feb 21 10:26:01 2008
- RE: Regarding Burms in the Everglades... - ajfreptiles, Thu Feb 21 12:02:47 2008
- RE: Regarding Burms in the Everglades... - AbsoluteApril, Thu Feb 21 12:19:18 2008
- RE: Regarding Burms in the Everglades... - happysurgeman, Thu Feb 21 12:35:42 2008
- RE: Regarding Burms in the Everglades... - brd, Thu Feb 21 13:01:16 2008
- RE: Regarding Burms in the Everglades... - Snakesatsunset, Thu Feb 21 13:12:47 2008
- RE: CATS!!!!!! - Jeremy Stone, Thu Feb 21 23:13:14 2008
- RE: Regarding Burms in the Everglades... - BOAS_ETC, Fri Feb 22 11:52:13 2008
- Cats? ,,,whatever .. - wstreps, Fri Feb 22 13:32:30 2008
- I recommend... - caparu, Fri Feb 22 15:38:03 2008
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