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real burmese pythons in everglades *graphic*

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LeeC

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People have been buying burmese pythons in flordia and releasing them when they outgrow their vivs, its sad really now that they are fighting alligators over being the top of the food chain in the everglades. Theirs been over 10 accounts of pythons attacking and sometimes killing alligators over the last few years, and Im sure more to come. Sometimes the gators win other times the pythons win.

Heres a pic of them botyh losing... The pythons stomach burst after eating the gator.

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:[ I dont know how you could just release an animal that you have raised and cared for to fend for its self in the wild. Its seriously not that hard to build a viv for it. If someone dosent have the time or money then they should have never even have gotten one in the first place.
I'm looking forward to owning one of these babes in the future.
 
boa vs cayman

Same thing is happening in Puerto Rico the puertorican boa is killing the caymans bt they are both native to the place bt these happens when people relese snakes into places they don't belong
 
Sadly, many people buy burmese and other large pythons not knowing what they're getting into. Often it's from pet stores who are looking to make a buck or two and sell them to unsuspecting buyers; saying "It'll only grow to the size of it's cage" and stuff like that.
 
sargeoif said:
Burmese pythons aren't meant for amateurs anyway[/QUOTE

Amen. I have a three month old retic and she has nearly doubled in size in the last two months on once a week feedings.

The above photograph is a couple of years old. Florida wildlife officials have already confirmed dozens of clutches born in the Everglades, mostly Burmese. These feral snakes have resulted in some pretty restrictive legislation.

I wish more giant snake breeders screened their buyers, but when you have 60 hatchlings that will be six feet long or more at four months of age, you try to move them as fast as possible. I know very few giant snake owners that have the room or money to keep even a dozen snakes that are a year old or more.

This really is a case of buyer beware. These snakes not only get big fast, they are expensive to house and feed. And while the danger is often exaggerated, they truly can be dangerous. The owner can ill afford to get too relaxed around these guys.

All that being said, burms, afrocks and retics are awe inspiring animals, totally primeval. Handling one of these babies is like swimming with sharks, exhilarating and scary.
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American Alligators have one of the highest bite strengths in the animal kingdom. Boas may get lucky once and a while but if the gator gets one shot, its going to mortally wound the snake.
 
amen bill lol
I want to get a burmese and an andaconda some day, when I know I can afford to house feed these great creatures.
 
LeeC said:
Heres a pic of them botyh losing... The pythons stomach burst after eating the gator.

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I saw a show about this exact death on National Geographic of Discovery Channel a few weeks back. After much forensic magic, they figured out that while the snake was trying to swallow the gator, another gator came along and attacked the snake. So the stomach didn't burst from the inside. It was torn open by a passing alligator. Why the alligator didn't consume more of either dead animal was never revealed.
 
I meant National Geographic *or* Discovery Channel.

Also, I forgot to mention a particularly gruesome detail: the snake's head had been bitten off, presumably by the alligator that tore it open.
 
I saw that too. I'm pretty sure this is the same event.. That picture is darn close if it's not. :shrugs:
 
A 12 ft retic was found wandering around quite near to where I live last month. It made all the local rags. The best part of it was,when the finders phoned the police they were told to put it in a duvet cover.
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how mad were they to try it, because they did do it.They had never seen a snake that size.

LeeC said:
amen bill lol
I want to get a burmese and an andaconda some day, when I know I can afford to house feed these great creatures.
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i've had both of them and the hardest part is the handeling (you need at least 2 people with you for safety, and they got to be O.K. with snakes of that size)
And the dumps are of epic proportion, and the conda will dump in its pond.
and condas musk boy can they smell bad, well you'll have a swamp in the house if you keep it right.
 
Thoth said:
I saw a show about this exact death on National Geographic of Discovery Channel a few weeks back. After much forensic magic, they figured out that while the snake was trying to swallow the gator, another gator came along and attacked the snake. So the stomach didn't burst from the inside. It was torn open by a passing alligator. Why the alligator didn't consume more of either dead animal was never revealed.
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well thats what they thought happened
and did you see them baby burms getting fed crocs :(
didnt prove anything
 
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