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Jonathan_Brady
at Mon Jan 4 18:15:25 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jonathan_Brady ]
Does anyone know of an authoritative publication which states that Burmese pythons will "freeze" to death or develop fatal respiratory infections and die when exposed to temperatures below a certain threshold?
I've heard it so many times that I just tend to accept it as common knowledge that temperatures below 60 degrees for any extended period of time will cause respiratory tract infections in Burms. I've also heard that respiratory tract infections in Burms tend to be fatal as they don't pull out of them too well, even with treatment.
I'd love to be able to use this scenario; the deep freeze (... er... cooling) of South Florida and work it into a scenario where we use scientific literature to make the case that an enormous number of Burmese pythons in the Everglades are now dead or dying and anything north of that lattitude is dead as well.
Anyone?
Thanks!
jb
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Does anyone know of: - Jonathan_Brady, Mon Jan 4 18:15:25 2010