.....that are actual natural predators that occur in asia and in the everglades. Feral pigs are of Eurasian origin and occur within the range of burms in southeast asia. They are definitely a snake predator as they do a hell of a job on EDB populations here in Fl.

Cattle egrets are the other one. They are originally from africa but they do occur worldwide in the tropics to my knowledge. They absolutely a snake predator and while it is true that they would only be able to consume newborn burms I am sure they get their share of any that are left after the freeze.

On the subject of birds all of the large water birds prey on snakes as do hawks. I have watched hawks go after snakes before (as well as legless lizards) it is very interesting to watch them jump up and down on the ground until their prey surfaces so they can get it.

There is one behavior I do have yet to see though. I have not yet observed any birds pulling out their copy of "A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of the United States" in order to see if the snake or legless lizard they were about to consume was in fact a native species and thus proper for them to eat. In fact I see lots of birds go after Brown Anoles which every good bird should know is not native and obviously not part of their proper diet.

If anyone has seen birds utilizing a field guide to identify their prey I'd really like to hear about your observations.

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