Comments on: EVERGLADES restoration deal reached between Army Corps and Florida after years of disagreement

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:03:47 +0000

Can we please get real here? I heard an interview last night on NPR with a biologist who has done scads of research on these snakes. He said that they have already destroyed over 90% of MOST of the mammal species that are indigenous to the Everglades–98.9% of raccoons, for instance; 94% of the deer. The list was long of what we have already lost. And where do you think these snakes go when their food supply in the Everglades runs out? You don’t think they’ll go into the suburbs and outlying areas where people live and start eating cats and dogs and . . . small children? Get a head on your shoulders! It doesn’t really make any difference how they got here. We have to solve the problem as it is NOW. I don’t mind catching them and “deporting” them back to Burma or to a zoo or somewhere. But Dr. Michael Dorcas said that there may be as many as hundreds of THOUSANDS of these pythons in the Everglades already! I say KILL THEM. KILL THEM ALL! Better them than someone’s little child.

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:57 +0000

Definitely! I do not hate snakes, or any kind of animal, but I find this situation SO WRONG.
They should have banned the importation decades ago.
It is not the snakes fault, but they are becoming a real danger for ecosystems in Florida (and soon the neighbouring states). I totally agree with treehuger, we must kill ‘em all, before it’s too late.
And save some of the fire for the f*#*# tards that have released them in the wild, what a bunch of unconscious beings!

By: treehuger

treehuger — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:56:16 +0000

kill the dumb snakes. they don’t belong. We hunt and kill feral pigs and ground hogs to keep things in check. We can’t kill enough of these snakes. This specific species that doesn’t belong. The species is not native and need to be hunted to extinction in this specific location, Florida.

By: Peachy

Peachy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:44:01 +0000

Could the same be said of rats in New York? Should no one kill a rat in New York, because all, we introduced them to New York. They aren’t as exotic as the Burmese, but they should still have the same right to life. Right?

By: Kitty Kitsch

Kitty Kitsch — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:17:06 +0000

Poor girl, such an unnecessary murder of a pregnant female. They caught her why kill her?

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:50:33 +0000

And the human race is supposed to be the smartest race.. Burmese Pythons are from BURMA is Southeast Asia. The only reason why these pythons have moved to America is because of the terrible misjudgment of humans that decided they wanted Burmese Pythons as pets, and when they became threatening or too big for their UNNATURAL habitat they let free in the wild. These pythons found a home in the Everglades and started reproducing. They have no natural predators so now they are leading other species towards extinction (including the cougar) and now people kill them? Or are afraid and don’t feel safe? This is ridiculous that these exotic animals are getting killed because of our race. They should be exported or kept in captivity at zoos and wildlife centers without breeding until they die. Until this specie is removed they will continue to spread further north (because of global warming) and lead many more species towards extinction. Humans ruin everything natural on this planet.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:14:41 +0000

People tend to forget that we were not here first, if you don’t like it, it’s called BUILDING A WALL. A true concrete wall between where they actually need to live than our place of wanting to live. A big difference between a want and a need. We want, they need, don’t blame them, they are instinctive where as we are intelligent.

By: Nicole Davis Vergara

Nicole Davis Vergara — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:15:56 +0000

All animals such as this snake which are not indiginous to the area(s) in question have no fault in being released in the wild, the fault goes to those who think they know and can control, later down the road they find they can not. How sad that this snake and her (un)hatchlings through no fault of her own met death early!

Realistically and ironically man is the deadliest creature upon this planet!

By: john

john — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:40:02 +0000

I agree with destroying this animal as they are devastating the everglades, I have owned several and all these things do is EAT! With that being said, unless you have a chicken coop or an outside pet (dog, cat, goat etc) you really have nothing to worry about they will hiss and strike at you if you step right on top of them but I promise all they want to do is escape! Statistically dogs are far more dangerous then these giant pythons, particularly if you take into consideration the number of attacks from these snakes as a result of owner error.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 29 May 2011 13:59:41 +0000

this snake is scary