I don't believe there were any substantial numbers in the past and still don't think the inflated numbers are realistic...maybe for political purposes I guess. When talking with a friend of mine last year about this he said he caught them in the 80's. I'll see if it's OK to e-mail you who he is...but you know him well.

I do a lot of wildlife photography Tom and I know what the native animals do to baby snakes...and to larger snakes also. I know that when egrets, herons, hawks, osprey, and eagles know there are baby Burmese around, they will readily prey on them. They (birds) have very heightened hunting skills...especially when it's baby bird season and they are smart enough to hunt certain areas that they know Burmese frequent.

I believe it's taken a very long time to have the number of Burmese that we do now.
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Matt Lerer
Ghi Reptiles

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