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lrdj
at Thu Feb 4 07:56:23 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lrdj ]
In late 80's and early 90's I used to help a good friend that work at the serpentarium in the Puerto Rico zoo. The zoo is located in Mayaguez - west part of the island. During that time I witness a large group of Boa c. imperator being kept in several enclosures (display purpose). A few of them escape and what happen next is history.......
The climate in PR is a perfect environment for these Boa c. imperator to reproduce. Becoming a nuissance,some of these imperators were sold as Puerto Rico boas. I remember seen a couple been sold in some reptile classifieds and was able to witness a couple here in FL. The only boa that is well represented in PR is the Epicrates inornatus. The Boa c. imperator has never reached the Mona Island to affect the rare Epicrates monensis monensis.
Burmese Pythons have never been a problem in the island but we have to keep in mind that most native don't know the difference between the two.
Interesting topic........
Orlando
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- Update on FL Burmese via Gordon Rodda - steelersdiehard, Wed Feb 3 11:40:23 2010
- Let me help Gordon Rodda out here: - boaphile, Wed Feb 3 12:42:20 2010
- sorry - boaphile, Wed Feb 3 12:46:00 2010
- Gordon Rodda will never admit - LarM, Wed Feb 3 13:29:33 2010
- RE: Update on FL Burmese via Gordon Rodda - mpollard, Wed Feb 3 14:10:02 2010
- HAHA! I thought the same thing!! lol np - Jonathan_Brady, Wed Feb 3 14:13:39 2010
- HAHA! Yep N/P - LarM, Wed Feb 3 14:24:11 2010
- RE: Update on FL Burmese via Gordon Rodd - steelersdiehard, Wed Feb 3 14:44:46 2010
- RE: Gordon Rodda will never admit - natsamjosh, Wed Feb 3 15:09:19 2010
- Be polite - boaphile, Wed Feb 3 16:20:53 2010
- RE: Be polite - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Wed Feb 3 17:21:36 2010
- RE: Update on FL Burmese via Gordon Rodda - Jonathan_Brady, Wed Feb 3 17:50:22 2010
- I emailed him and I was polite - Jonathan_Brady, Wed Feb 3 18:42:49 2010
- A little something else - WSTREPS, Wed Feb 3 20:24:09 2010
- RE: I emailed him and I was polite - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Wed Feb 3 22:17:17 2010
- RE: A little something else - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Wed Feb 3 22:25:45 2010
RE: NOT TRUE.......... - lrdj, Thu Feb 4 07:56:23 2010
- RE: NOT TRUE.......... - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Thu Feb 4 08:07:58 2010
- RE: NOT TRUE.......... - natsamjosh, Thu Feb 4 08:12:28 2010
- RE: NOT TRUE.......... - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Thu Feb 4 08:22:16 2010
- No matter - boaphile, Thu Feb 4 08:43:19 2010
- RE: No matter - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Thu Feb 4 09:44:05 2010
- RE: No matter - lrdj, Thu Feb 4 10:26:27 2010
- Response from ISSG guy - natsamjosh, Thu Feb 4 21:42:47 2010
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