As predicted, Dorcas and others are still seemingly confident that Burmese pythons will disperse, survive, and reproduce further north in the United States. It is even more evident now that this continued push is inspired by obtaining further grant money. Read the following statements:

"Still, said study leader Michael Dorcas of Davidson College in North Carolina, "there certainly is a possibility that pythons could survive in South Carolina and possibly even farther north."


"For another, some studies indicate that the temperatures a snake experiences during its first year determine how it regulates its body temperature for the rest of its life. Snakes born in the area might fare better than snakes transplanted in as adults."

For Burmese Pythons, Florida May Be Just the Start
www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/22/burmese-python-florida-just-start/

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