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interesting read
More on invasive species (the pythons in the everglades)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science....ap/index.html
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Wow! That is a great article and I so got a visualization of the beginning of the story...
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thats awsome...i've been reading about this for a few years and it still never gets old..its amazing how well animals can adapt..id like to find a way to help find homes for the pythons they capture though...with a little time and effort im sure they would be able to find a good home for them instead of killing them.good article though...thanks for posting it. 
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It's hard finding people wanting to keep 8'+ non-docile burmese pythons.
Plus Necropsies help to determin if they are actually depleteing wildlife or not, and if they are, can help determine how much of an impact they are causing.
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This is one of the dark sides of the exotic animal trade.Humans are the real culprits in the florida everglades' destruction.These kinds of stories sometimes make me feel that the exotic animal trade is wrong.Then there's people,including me,that say that if you're responsible then nothing will go wrong.I try to believe in this but occasionally stories like that give me doubts and they have reason to.The vast majority of reptile/amphibian owners are irresponsible in their care for their "pets".They set out on a journey they did not plan out.I have to say that's the same for some of us responsible herp owners too except that we "changed".I rarely have anything against the exotic animal trade except in these kind of cases where people grab something out of nature,don't know what to do with it,then dump it some place where it becomes a problem.These guys were driven by their emotions and bought the creature out of impulse.Many of us like to think that what seperates humans from animals is conscience of themselves/their actions and their consequences and the ability to reason.However,if we follow recent scientific discoveries such that all of us are closely related to chimps and simply underwent evolution then it would be much more realistic to say that we have simply got bigger brains and a higher form of intelligence.There are some people out there that think owning exotic pets is really wrong(ex. my father) and some stories such as this one gives them reason to.With more stories like this it will only makes sense that stricter laws on exotic animal ownership and perhaps ending the right to own exotic animals might arise.
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Good article! Although the writer's style seems better suited for novels than news articles. The remark about his "ninja-like thrust" gave me a bit of a chuckle  Though the seriousness of the issue still shines through. This is going to be an ongoing battle for a long time to come I'm sure.
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Nice good article!!
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Its a good one, But where ever you can find a snake for $20, Please, Let me in on that deal.... 
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Many herp expos!
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I agree it's going to be a long while if ever that this will be under control. It's only one species of many that have gotten a foothold in the everglades. It probably will never return to it's "normal state" There's an island in Mexico that's overrun with Boas that were imported for a movie in the 70's. They've pretty much wiped out all the native wildlife.
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