I have heard many different things about the population depending on who you talk to. The state says a minimum of 30,000 and the model with the feds says not less than 100,000 or more than 300,000. All I know is that they have become unbelievably common both in the Park and around it. Interestingly enough they don't seem to be moving into surburbia except for the Redlands Area which is a huge farming distict and where my farm is located. It is there they've become very abundant likely because of a huge food supply inherit with farming. The feral cat population has dramatically decreased here which is a good thing. Additionally one old problem here for both people and livestock have been packs of wild dogs that on occasion have attacked even people. I have NOT heard of problems in the last year or so. Here is where historically unwanted domestic pets have been dropped off by Miami residents but you don't see many anymore...So the pythons aren't all bad....
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Tom Crutchfield

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