" The notion that I would be breaking the law by "possessing" the burm is a goofy technicality and for all practial purposes, a joke. "



I don`t think anyone was upset. Theres nothing wrong with good intentions . You were given good honest advice, including a direct quote from FWC . Those of us who live here and actually go collecting understand how it works. The best piece of advice was already given, at the very least hunt outside the park.



" Man has never had a problem extirpating large vertebrates when we want to, alligators almost went extinct by our doing, and there's millions of them! "



There's no comparing Alligators to burms. Gators lay in the open during the day and eye shine at night . Its like shooting fish in a barrel or Buffalo on the plains.



Burms are very elusive . A large adult can be coiled up ten feet from you and you wouldn't know it was there. What your talking about isn't hard its impossible . You can no more kill off the burms then you can the wild pigs.



" I thought people would have already come around to the notion that we need to fix this, the problem's not getting smaller only bigger. "



Those who know understand.....The truth is burms are part of Florida's ecology now and are assimilating into the existing environment. They will never be eradicated . Along with about 2000 other non native species existing in the Everglades. Not to mention the other HUGE environmental issues . Burms get the most attention because their show stoppers but...................



The burms actual overall impact is probably negligible . The idea that the everglades is some pristine natural habitat that is being ruined by monster snakes is a figment of the media's imagination that's been planted by those with an agenda .



What we need to fix is all the hype and misinformation that's circulating. The genuine reality's and facts need to be put forward and viewed in realistic terms .



Ernie Eison

WESTWOOD ACRES REPTILE FARM INC.

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