Just imagine this scenario for a moment. You’re waking up in your home located in a temperate, southern region of the U.S. You start your morning routine and oddly you have a cat unaccounted for. You walk toward your sliding back door and, boom, there is a 20-foot long, 250 pound Burmese python finishing up it breakfast of muffy. (the cat)
Well according to USA Today and the U.S. Geological Survey a third of the U.S. could begin seeing these snakes: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-20-burmese-pythons_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip loc=interstitialskip">http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-20-burmese-pythons_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
If your not familiar with the Burmese python’s handy work I’ve provided some video of the snake verses a variety of opponents:
Python vs. chicken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD3GQc2FdoY
Python vs. rabbit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6gZE0MdaVY&feature=related
Just peruse the article for a moment and you find two things to blame for one more reason to stick to city parks when walking a small dog – Global warming and red necks.
Since it is such and big target and since it is being attack for so much more than the spread of pythons in North America, I’m going to lay off Global Warming and turn my entire blame on the rednecks.
The article describes the people who are responsible for releasing the snake as, “owners who no longer wanted them, (USA Today)”
I know redneck can sometimes be considered a harsh word, but I’m kind of angry about the whole Burmese python introduction thing.
The person obviously had to go out of their way to obtain a Burmese python considering THEY LIVE IN ASIA! I’m willing to bet Mr. python was pretty happy snake-it-up in Asia. But no, they got snatched up send to Florida and Arkansas of all places. There, they didn’t live up to their full snake potential and some how got out.
I guess in a way it was best for the snake to get out of their captivity. But it’s not good for me to ever wade through any water ever again.
I know, I know, I’m kind of being a wussy about this. I am, however, reminded of Ice Cube and J-Lo problems with snakes and would like to avoid a similar scenario. Not to mention I kind of like cats also.
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I've actually read about the introduction of the Burmese Pythons in Florida, and I don't think that the specific incident you are talking about can be directly linked to red necks. From what I've read, these snakes have absolutely no natural predators in the US, so they grow to be enormous. The article where I read this information was about a pythons that died after consuming an ALLIGATOR.
Here is the link if you are interested:
Python vs. Alligator
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