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Z06 Rocket · 05-30-2006, 12:56 AM

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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.

MADN3SS · 05-30-2006, 08:10 AM

Had two of 'em in my back yard the other day. Racers, that is.

**Rich Z** · 05-30-2006, 11:51 AM

Oddly enough I chase off the racers around here when I see them. They eat up the lizards, and the lizards are the ones who eat up a lot of the bugs. So the lizards are doing a good job, and I don't want the racers reducing that work force.

als2052 · 05-31-2006, 12:06 PM

Black racer and they say as long as you have those around the house, you will have no rattle snakes or mice.

**Rich Z** · 05-31-2006, 12:50 PM

The BEST ones to have are the Eastern Indigo snake. They look like a black racer on steroids. Very glossy blue black often with a reddish chin. I used to keep and breed them when I lived in Maryland, but it is illegal for me to do so here in Florida. They will snarf down rattlesnakes in a heartbeat. Same thing with king snakes.

We've found several rattlesnakes around here over the years. Generally we just leave them alone and they go on their way. I did have to relocate one of them who took up residence near the storage shed. Unfortunately his favorite basking spot was right where the guys coming to get the garbage would step out of their truck at. So I didn't want an incident to take place. I just put the snake into a five gallon bucket and relocated him out in the national forest. He never rattled even once the entire time.

dndrsn · 07-05-2006, 11:39 AM

I would recommend staying far away from these. The little one is 17 years old now so that does mean both of em.

**Rich Z** · 07-05-2006, 11:48 AM

That's a pretty big coral snake! I wouldn't advise anyone picking up a freshly killed one as there are documented instances of the reflexes still working on the snake and a venomous bite being delivered when it is touched.

dndrsn · 07-05-2006, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Z

That's a pretty big coral snake! I wouldn't advise anyone picking up a freshly killed one as there are documented instances of the reflexes still working on the snake and a venomous bite being delivered when it is touched.

Look closely at the pic and you will see about 1½ inches of the business end is missing.

**Rich Z** · 07-05-2006, 02:47 PM

Ah, so it is. .22 or shovel induced decapitation?

dndrsn · 07-05-2006, 03:50 PM

Pointy shovel.