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According to the following link Burmese Pythons could spread to up to 1/3 of the country. Yikes! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223111456.htm
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Someone once wanted to give me an 11 foot Burmese. I asked why he wanted to give his pet away, and he said "big snake, big poop". Therein lies the reason a lot of owners set their snakes free.
Maybe we'll get lucky, and the pythons will start eating cane toads.
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"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling ![[Linked Image from i.pinimg.com]](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ed/b5/e7/edb5e7f935843b996cf52be593c9ebd2--smoothie-smooth-collie.jpg)
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When I use to own tortoises I attended the Reptile show here in San Diego. It is amazing to see what is for sale at those shows. I liked my tortoises, didn't mind seeing the snakes at the show (I've never owned a snake and never particularly wanted to), but the variety of insects for sale gave me the willies.
California has serious restrictions on owning venomous snakes but constricting snakes can be purchased almost anywhere. We have had several instances in San Diego that have made the news where animal control was called in to catch a large constrictor that got loose.
Reptile dealing can be a shady business, not all reptile dealers but a few, have been know to sell illegal venomous snakes via the internet and will ship them virtually anywhere. A few years back a black market snake dealer in San Diego was caught with over 28 species of illegal venomous snakes. IIRC he had several species of Cobra, a Gaboon Viper, and assorted other nasties.
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Are you inquiring about the snake meat or snake poop. Catmandoo will need to know in order to give you a more precise answer as he has recipes for both.
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Are you inquiring about the snake meat or snake poop. You nincomeat!
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 I see what you did there. Hey, wait a miniute, was that a slam or something?
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Someone once wanted to give me an 11 foot Burmese. I asked why he wanted to give his pet away, and he said "big snake, big poop". Therein lies the reason a lot of owners set their snakes free.
Maybe we'll get lucky, and the pythons will start eating cane toads. We could ship the snakes to DC, but would probably wind up with a new, dumber species.
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We could film Snakes on a Plane: Part II
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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That would be newer and dumber.
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Now there's a snake I could kill without remorse.
Looks like I'm right on the border of prefered climate.
I disagree with the article though. I think the yellow margin will be moving south.
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I have two young children.
Could the Burmese Python be a nice, family-oriented pet, especially without a cage?
You think it would be OK to let one sleep with the kids?
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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only if it wears a diaper
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