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Feral reptiles in Florida; possible hunting opprotunity.......
stickbender:
Tinker, it's too late for worrying about Cobras being loose here in Fla. In west Miami, they showed one of the animal catchers, catching a Cobra about six or seven feet long, in a tomato field. The Cobras, aren't the only bad boys getting out into the wild. As for Iquanas, they are everywhere. I was sitting at a traffic light, in Stuart, Sunday, and noticed something in the hedge at a gas station to my right, and there was a little red, and blue iguana, or something like that bobbing his head, and then running around in the hedge. Iguanas of all types are all over Palm Beach County. My Brother has a bunch of Cuban Jungle Anoles in his yard, and neighbor hood. They look like a cross between a Velociraptor, and a snake. I have Curly tails from the Bahamas up here in Port St. Lucie. I did not think they would do well this far north, but apparently they do. I saw a boa, on the side of the turnpike once on the way to work in Jupiter, about ten years ago. At first I thought it was a big Diamond Back, but when I pulled off the road, and backed up, I saw it was a boa, about six ft. long. Kinda mangled,Thankfully. But if I saw that one, how many more are there out there? One of the stations I used to work at was in a horse community, and we would get snake calls, and one was for a python in a stall. Like Eddie said idiots get a snake, and it is cool for awhile, and then it is too big to handle, so rather than kill poor ol Puffy, or sell him back to the pet store, or someone else, they release it. Anyway, I am in agreement with Eddie. If they are going to allow these exotics in the state of Fla. where they can thrive, the buyers, and pet store owners, should have to pay a bond, and when the snake, or other exotic dies, they should have to take the remains to the game commission, and get paper work, and proof that it died, and did not escape. It should have a micro chip implanted, to verify it. If it escapes, then the bond would be forfeited. But I don't personally think they should be allowed into the state. On the show where they showed the Cobra in a commercial tomato field, they also showed a place where a guy had all kinds of dangerous exotic snakes, and some of the cages were in disrepair, and some empty...... the owner, was told fix the cages, and try to find the missing snake, or snakes. I think that they should all be banned, or like I said before, micro chipped, and if someone is hurt, or pets, or live stock is harmed, a fine should be paid the former owner, or a lawsuit levied against them.
Wayne
Hillbilly:
I saw a show on TV a couple years ago that was following an animal control guy around. Some kids had found a funny-looking snake in the garage and were out there poking it with sticks and messing with it. It turned out to be a Gaboon viper about leg-sized in diameter, the snake with the longest fangs of any snake species in the world. It had escaped from a local hot snake collector.
Bone pile:
The worst thing about all the exotics is that they are driving out/eating the natives.When i moved down the lime green lizirds were everywere now it's cuban browns.there are so many iguanas on Boca grande that they are bringing in exterminators,the monitor liziards in cape coral are wiping out the birds/eggs and small prey in that area.coming back from the bay I seen a iguana every bit of 6'+ sunning on the road(missed it,they're quick)I agree with Mullet on outlawing exotics period.There used to be indigo snakes all over the place ,can't remember the last time I seen one.On a positive note I got called into the plant at 3:00AM Fri nite and there was a 5'alligator sittin' on the doorstep,bet Dana don't have that problem at his plant ;)
Bone pile
mullet:
Bonepile, "on the positive side"', hmmm, I know what that means ;) :P
Kegan:
--- Quote from: Traxx on July 08, 2009, 12:14:05 am ---I dont believe wild critters should be Kept as Pets,PERIOD.
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What about chipmunks? I heard they're easy to tame. And nothing says "there's an intruder at the door" like a series of tiny, squeaky barks ;)
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