Thank and I stand corrected on the fact that it was not fudged.
The fact is if global warming is in fact true it still may or may not be man made. But that is another debate in itself and would be somewhat a mute one. The fact is of it is going to continue to get warmer that the pythons could spread to even more than just up the east coast. The habitat during the last interglacial was coast marsh type from Texas North to Kansas and East all the way to the East Coast. This was when the lower coastal areas was inundated. On the other hand Florida would be reduced to a either one long island or two smaller islands depending on how much the water will rise. So if the pythons do not make it out of Florida before it gets inundated then they will drown and will not be a problem anymore as the north Florida area would go under water and shut this corridor of travel off.
But then also during this interglacial time at one point the water level dropped way down. There are a few theories as to why this happened but none knows 100% for sure why it happened. Some think it was due to tectonic plates being lifted by either hydraulic and or thermal pressure. It may have been due to so much water being locked up into inland marshes. Or all of the above.
Anyway if all or any of these things happens again it is all the more reason to promote captive breeding of not just reptiles but any and all species.
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Noah was the first snake collector. ~Eric~

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