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Posted By WikiMap 6 months ago in NewsA 2-year-old girl was strangled to death Wednesday by her family's pet python, NBC affiliate WESH of Orlando, Fla., reported.
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Ciera-Marie6 months ago
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No they're not native to FL.
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Two seperate geniuses had phythons. One a female, one a male they couldn't handle because they got to be to big. So rather than take them to an animal sanctuary, etc or even the Humane Society, they decide to release them in the FL Everglades. Guess what? It's their dream paradise. Conditions just right for them and they breed similar to rabbits.
They're so big and have grown so long that FL Alligators are threatened again. Because the pythons are their predator.
I've read an article where the FL Animal control is offering bounties on the pythons. It's not catch and relocate elsewhere. -
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mark-stevens6 months ago
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Pythons are not native and they are destroying Florida. I have never met a snake owner that wasn't trailer park trash. They enjoy watching the snakes kill other animals.
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We had a young couple in Bellevue, WA with a new born and a ferret (weasel) make the news. The ferret climbed into the child's crib and rip the kid a new one... two hundred stitches.
Being a parent just takes having sex, brains not required!
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Will13136 months ago
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well i'll tell you.. I appraise houses for a living.. one morning in a nice townhouse development in Boca Raton... I went do an inspection.. and that includes walking around the inside and outside of the house.. I want to see in EVERY ROOM.. but always knock when a door is closed.. (that's a different story).. the young very attractive lady with an eastern European accent that lived in the house.. told me not to be starttled when I open the bed room door.. well I've seen about everything.. there in the middle of an ALL TILE room walls ceiling floors on a large pillow was an (she told me) 18 foot burmese python... with a rather large lump in the middle.. she said he'd just been fed and was at that point harmless if I wished to touch him.. I DECLINED .. but ask what he ate.. she bought 50-75 lb pigs LIVE an placed them in the room.. the room was tile with a drain in the floor so the could hose it down AFTER..
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well I asked why she wanted a snake that big.. turns out he had special coloring an was very valuable as a breeder. zoos and private owners from all over the world shipped their snakes to be bred.. .. at a very healthy fee.. plus pick of the litter..
SHE HAD PAID CASH FOR THE HOUSE.. in the 400K range.. and did not work..
I still have pictures of that snake on an old computer in the spare bedroom.. and that was at least 10 years ago..
one of the most memorable inspections I've done in my 25 year career.. almost as memorable as walking in on 2 70+ people doing the horizontal mambo.. that was in the first year and the reason I KNOCK..-
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Will13136 months ago
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no.. no nightmares.. . they had sold the house.. and the realtor told me they had already left for their son's house.. and the mover would be there in a couple of days to get the furniture.. so I picked up a key ( which I no longer do-- my time is just a valuable as a realtors--he can meet me at the house).. thinking the house was vacant..... made sure the key opened the door and did my outside inspection... then entered the house.. to walk around and going to the master bedroom.. I opened the door.. the bed was directly in front of me.. he's on top.. and cannot see me.. his hearing aids are on the nightstand so he cannot hear either.. but she can see me.. and becomes very animated flailing around arms and legs and screaming at the top of her lungs.... I think for a brief moment HE thought they were reliving the FIRST TIME.. he probably would have paid me to walk in on them once in a while....
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after things calmed down.. she explained they wanted to spend one last night in the house they had owned for almost 30 years..
and for 70+ you could tell in her younger days .. she turned heads..-
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reallypsst6 months ago
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Again a sad event created by stupidity,when are people going to use common sense,these snakes are native to burma and in burma have many natural predators,many snake are not to be pets,some boas in brazil are known to swallow baby calfs and have killed children in the hundreds !
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epiphannyy6 months ago
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There is nothing wrong with having snakes as pets if you are responsible about it. I have had several....Burmese pythons and red tail boas both. You have to house them correctly and feed them appropriately, but otherwise they really are fairly harmless. I am wondering how this one "got loose" if it was housed correctly. A snake shouldn't be able to get out of its housing if the housing is in good condition. Something is amiss here. Either their terrarium wasn't secure or someone left the lid open allowing the snake to escape. Either scenario is human error. Don't blame the snake for being a snake. Blame the caretaker for not taking proper care.
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cleare6 months ago
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snakes are cool. so keep a california king snake, or a red racer, or a garter snake...all make great pets, if you must, just must own a wild animal as a pet.
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but, in my view, wild animals (including birds, reptiles and insects) should be left in the wild habitat which is their natural niche.
the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of dogs & cats euthanized in this country for lack of a home should also be weighed in the balance. "domestic" animals are domestic for a reason. -
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Mutainia6 months ago
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Horrible, ghastly news. There is no love in the mind of a reptile. When they're hungry, they're like the "Alien" monster. It warms my heart to know that a mammal, a rat I knew by the name of Richard Nixon, showed no fear to the snake it was supposed to be food for, looked it in the face, and, as the snake was all set to snatch it in it's crushing coils, the brave rat BIT it in it's lip, causing a bloody scale to pour blood. It then bit the cowaring snake here and there ALL over it's cage, till the teacher removed the noble, old, rat. I love rats. They show love and warmth. Let's here it for mammals. You can call me speciest, if you want.
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ammiezon6 months ago
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The amount of ignorance and misinformation posted on this topic is staggering. What happened was a tragic accident and nothing more. Far more people have been killed by dogs then snakes . So we shouldn't have dogs for pets ? Its not the pet it`s the owner. End of story. There are thousands of responsible snake owners . What happened was terrible but also extremely rare. Literally a one in a million incident.
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People love to judge and run their mouths about things they have no clue about. Nothing posted in thread regarding pythons or their presents in Florida is even near accurate. Clearly anti ownership creeps looking to capitalize on a extremely tragic but also extremely rare event to push their self serving agenda.-
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GehlLady6 months ago
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FWC: Facts about the Burmese python
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Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 3:47 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 3:47 p.m.
The Division of Habitat and Species Conservation of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission provided the "Talking Points" about the Burmese python:
"A recent report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that the Burmese python could survive throughout Florida. The report states that other factors such as food and shelter need consideration, but the “Burmese pythons and other giant constrictor snakes have shown themselves to be highly adaptable to new environments.”
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090701/ARTICL...
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ammiezon6 months ago
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Contrary to what the media and anti ownership groups as well as their constitutes say, wild pythons in Florida are not due to irresponsible owners releasing them. That is a complete myth / Lie.
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Pythons have no predators in Florida is also a total lie . Pythons are subjected to heavy predation in Florida. Their are more species that predate on pythons in Florida then in the pythons natural habitat. Everything from birds to wild hogs.
The python population is spreading North is also a lie. There is NOTHING factual to indicate that Burmese pythons can survive any further North then the everglades.
Florida has strict laws regarding private ownership. These laws involve , licence's , Government inspections , caging requirements the animals must be permitted and Microchips implanted for identification.
The incident that occurred involved someone who did not legally posses the animal . People break laws all the time often with tragic results. For everyone of those people there are thousands who do things right and responsibly . Snake owners are no different and shouldn't not be judged differently.-
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GehlLady6 months ago
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"Pythons have no predators in Florida is also a total lie ."
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Tell that to the alligators. If you scroll up and click the link I posted, you'll see the pic.
I'm not saying there aren't responsible exotic snake owners, and I do know Hurricane Andrew played a large part of why they have infested the 'Glades, but legal or not, when you have small children, imo, the risk is magnified to own and keep them. -
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reallypsst6 months ago
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you are very ignorant ,how can you compare a wild reptile to a dog and as for facts florida has a problem with burmese pythons ,they are multiplying in an alarming rate because they are a formidable predator themselves ,in a documentary a python is shown swallowing a alligator in the everglades ,also these pythons grow fast and are huge,just because you may own a snake doesn't make you an expert ,and further more florida is now training mailmen on how to capture these snakes because they are the people who mostly come in contact with them because of the job !
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tanglang6 months ago
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The mother needs to be locked up along with her idiot boyfriend. And where is the dad? Anytime I see a story where the moms boyfriend causes harm to the children it makes my blood boil. Why would you bring this around your children?
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bluzedrumr6 months ago
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ammiezon hasn't a clue as to the facts. For one thing, there is absolutely no such thing as licensing, caging inspection nor microchip implant requirements here in Florida. For another, there are very few snake-predatory animals so ideally suited to survival in the everglades. I've been there many times and have yet to see a mongoose, for example. It all comes down to responsibility. The snake that did this had escaped earlier that same night, according to local news. It appears that the owner is a very slow learner.
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