Runaway pets — and possibly some zoo escapees — have fueled the spread of invasive snakes across the island. It’s an environmental catastrophe in the making.
  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    111·
    6 months ago

    Open it up to hunting.
    Advertise in Texas and Louisiana.

    You won’t have enough giant invasive snakes.

    • smokin_shinobi@lemmy.world
      10·
      6 months ago

      Hasn’t made much difference in the Everglades the last few decades. Hope they can get it sorted though, big snakes fuck with ecosystems when they are left unchecked. The Burmese Pythons here will eat gators if they get the chance. They eat anything really but it was always crazy to me they would eat an alligator.

      • athos77@kbin.social
        6·
        6 months ago

        With climate change, Burmese pythons are expanding their territory and eventually expected to work their way up the coast.

        • Bonehead@kbin.social
          6·
          6 months ago

          It’s not that anything would eat an alligator that’s the problem. Plenty of things will eat an alligator, as long as it’s dead. It’s taking down a live alligator and swallowing it whole that’s concerning.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 months ago

      And then find them too difficult to take care of and release them in other areas where they become invasive species and the problem gets worse.

    • Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      6 months ago

      All of them are non-venomous, but there are a ridiculous amount of ball python breeders out there and animals in need of homes. I actually worry that some of the wild type ball pythons might be euthanized for no demand. Similarly, there are more retic breeders than people who can house them (aside from super dwarf localities) responsibly.

      I think boas don’t have quite the same over breeding problem as balls, but it’s not hard to find one needing a home. Snakes live 20+ years. It’s a big commitment.