The pythons could not possibly compete with Indigo snakes, water moccasins or kingsnakes in the fringe areas between the residential areas and the wilderness areas if those natives were still there. The facts are, people will not accept ANY snake there, be it native or not. What we have is an explosion of snake food. Rats and other foraging vermin. The pythons are thriving in these areas where there is no competition and abundance of food items. It is all disturbed habitat. The notion that the ecological harm there is being caused BY the pythons is idiotic. It’s FUBAR out there so a dramatic change is something you would have to expect to happen given the conditions. That is a historic logical guarantee. Expecting a different outcome is just insanity.

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