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Originally Posted by Moviefan1203
I saw about that on a show on Animal Planet. It's amazing how quickly the Python and Boa populations are growing. It's really screwing up the echo system down there.
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It's mainly due to idiots who either imported or bought those things at some exotic pet show. Then when the Boas get too big (as they always do) the people think it's a smart idea to just drop them off at the Everglades either not knowing or caring that the things aren't native and can pretty much kill any native species, alligators included. No matter how hard the state has worked to kill them off, often with bounties they just grow in population. They seem to be migrating northwards too and have now been spotted as far north as Gainesville.