Having watched this entire documentary, as well as the other recent (and TRULY over-sensationalized) documentaries, I have to say that PBS deserves praise for being the first to present a somewhat balanced view of the problem. Unlike the others, PBS:

-Included a short segment on responsible reptile keepers, rather than demonizing us all
-mentioned that feral cats are likely a bigger problem
-Stated Hurricane Andrew, rather than keepers, was likely primarily responsible
-acknowledged that the pythons DO have many natural enemies in the everglades
-Mentioned that that USGS range projections are extremely controversial
-Put the pythons in context with the many, many other invasive plants and animals that have ALREADY drastically altered the glades.

It wasn't perfect, but this documentary stands head and shoulders above the others! There is a whole thread about it on the "Herp Law and CITES" forum, and most folks were just as happy as I am with it. Kudos to PBS.
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG

Breeder of:
Green Tree Pythons
Jungle Carpet Pythons
Pastel, Pinstripe, FIRE, Piebald, Clown, Lavender Albino, Leucistic, and Spider Ball Pythons
Striped Colombian Boa Constrictors
Kenyan, Rufescens, and Conicus Sand Boas
Red Phase Western Hognose Snakes
Spider Western Hognose Snakes
Albino Western Hognose Snakes
Locality Trans-Pecos Mexican Hognose Snakes
Southern Hognose Snakes
Eastern Hognose Snakes
Tricolor Hognose Snakes
Hypo Checkered Garter Snakes
Eastern Blackneck Garter Snakes
Stillwater Hypo Bullsnakes
Patternless Bullsnakes
S. GA Eastern Kingsnakes
Locality Desert Kingsnakes
Albino Desert Kingsnakes
Hypo Desert Kingsnakes
Mexican Black Kingsnakes
Desert Phase, Striped Desert, Newport, and Coastal California Kingsnakes
Locality Mexican Milksnakes
Spotted Mexican Milksnakes
Tangerine Mexican Milksnakes
Locality Alterna
Abbott Okeetee Cornsnakes
Mexican Baird's Ratsnakes
Cape Housesnakes
Tangerine Albino African Fat -Tailed Geckos
Locality Spotted Turtles

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