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Originally Posted by Rich Z

Oh they are out there alright. Matter of fact there is legislation in the works to try to prevent that. Burmese pythons are already breeding in the state. The environment is favorable for them and they really have no natural predators here. It's another one of those "fire ant" stories, for certain. Kids will buy a baby Burmese python at the local pet shop, feed it every week, and then in a year it gets around 6 foot long and is about to eat them out of house and home. When the pet shop tells them they have to start feeding it rabbits, the mom balks and tells junior to get rid of it. Nobody else wants the thing so he takes it out into the woods and releases it. Boy snake meets girl snake, and then there are eggs hatching with MORE of them..........

Heck, Florida has outlawed piranhas within the state for this same reason. Makes jumping into your local swimming hole kind of exciting with them critters swimming around in it, I would guess.