by Bushviper » Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:36 am
We are all picking species that we think will become invasive. Until the species has proven to be a problem anywhere else in EXACT CONDITIONS WE HAVE then we have no idea. Does the everglades have lions, leopards, caracal, honey badgers, meerkat, mongoose, cobras, file snakes, snake eagles, secretary birds, minibus taxis etc That will have a massive toll on a species which has not adapted to our surroundings. Why have corn snakes got such a limited distribution in the US? Why are they not found in every state? Same with king snakes. Surely if it was so easy to become invasive they would never have species in different areas as each species would have taken over the next locality as well. Why are Indian pythons almost extinct and why have Burmese pythons' distribution never increased (it has actually shrunk) over the past 50 years.
Why do we not have gaboon vipers breeding freely in Gauteng if rhino vipers are considered a risk to the province and they require the same conditions? Surely they would have just moved here from Zululand?
Most of these names were listed by a small group of people who are vehemently opposed to any exotic snakes being kept in captivity. We just have to live with it.
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