Had1nowwant1 said:
Yea why are the illegal in Austalia?
MAry-Beth is KoRny said:
Why are they illegal in Austrialia?
Can anyone out there spell Australia??? :twoguns:
They're illegal because Australia is very tight on the import of non-native species for fear of them getting out and doing damage to the land or the native animals.
Yes, we have a whole lot of nasties and bities of our own, but before 'Europeanisation', there was a pretty nice homeostasis and the predator/prey ratio and relationship worked nicely. So, rabbits were introduced for hunting, with no predators to keep them under control and luch grass/great weather, they started breeding out of control...so some very clever people decided to import Englands answer to keeping rabbits under control, the fox. -but clever fox quickly figured out that it's a lot easier to catch the slow and not so wary native marsupials for lunch and so began the Australian rabbit plague.
There are corns in Australia and if you know who to ask, you can pick up a candycane or a butter or whatever you want but it's underground like any illicit thing.
I heard last year that a kid found a dead snake on the road near Melbourne (where I'm from) and took it to the vet to ask what it was and it was an anery corn, so they are there and they are out there but the fear is that they could find themselves a niche in the ecosystem and do further harm to the balance.
I do understand the reason they're illegal and I will respect that if I move back to Australia but it will be hard to say goodbye to my snakes if and when that day comes.
