Looks like even Burbink thinks his model is an underestimate of where bums will be in Florida.
" Both teams of researchers agreed the snake's range is likely somewhere in the middle, with most of Florida, particularly its coastlines, presenting optimal living arrangements for the giant snakes.
"I'm not making light of the problem in Florida," said Frank Burbrink, a professor of biology at City University of New York. "It just doesn't make sense for the rest of the U.S." "
http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/article782162.ece
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