Shamu Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Share Posted January 19, 2013 Again people are our own worst enemies. As some who have followed my posts I am a conservative, I have no problem with the death penalty, I believe in the right to own guns, and am a softy when it comes to animals. Even snakes. The following vid is about the current snake hunt for Pythons in Florida. I hate seeing it but the logical side of me understands the need. Pythons have decimated the population of many species in the Everglades, Raccoons being only one example. If only people did not release Pythons into a non-native environment this would not be happening. I also doubt this hunt will cure the problem. It will help but will not solve it. As with so many things the people are the problem. http://www.aol.com/video/11foot-python-killed-as-challenge-begins/517645167/?ncid=webmail21 http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/06/us/florida-python-hunt/index.html GorillaXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryWeezer Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 7653 Content Per Day: 1.98 Reputation: 7228 Achievement Points: 53668 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 14 hours ago Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted January 19, 2013 Point taken Shamu. But such is the history of the planet. Among theories on the disappearance of dinosaurs (besides the comet inpact) which has occurred several times, is continental drift where animals "invaded" other continents as they came together and decimated local populations by disease or otherwise upsetting the balance that nature establishes for a confined land space. When the Isthmus of Panama rose, joining North and South America, we were "invaded" by among other animals, camels, tapirs, deer, horse, saber tooths, opposum, armadillos, and porcupines - all animals not native to N. America. It's not possible to control pythons in Florida - the population is now 5,000-180,000. So this hunt for them seems useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted January 19, 2013 Non-native invasive species are a major problem here too. The nasty, disease-carrying American Signal Crayfish is one example, Chinese Mitten Crabs another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyDos Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.40 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Frank Zappa wore Python Boots listen.@ min 1:48 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvGb3eAgeZc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamu Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Point taken Shamu. But such is the history of the planet. Among theories on the disappearance of dinosaurs (besides the comet inpact) which has occurred several times, is continental drift where animals "invaded" other continents as they came together and decimated local populations by disease or otherwise upsetting the balance that nature establishes for a confined land space. When the Isthmus of Panama rose, joining North and South America, we were "invaded" by among other animals, camels, tapirs, deer, horse, saber tooths, opposum, armadillos, and porcupines - all animals not native to N. America. It's not possible to control pythons in Florida - the population is now 5,000-180,000. So this hunt for them seems useless. Natural evolution I could accept, I just do not like man/woman messing with Mother Nature. Sonovabich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tball Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 112 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1132 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 228 Achievement Points: 6975 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 3, 2015 Birthday: 10/09/1960 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 20 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted January 19, 2013 We have the same thing going on in our country now, the fairly placid Red Squirrel which is a native to the UK is getting wiped out by the aggressive Grey squirrel which is looked on as a pest, the Grey Squirrel was introduced here about 50 years ago (might be out a bit there) from the USA for whatever reason i don't know, our Reds are getting pushed further and further North, can't remember last time i saw a Red Squirrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaXI Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Share Posted January 19, 2013 All over the south at all lakes and reservoir launches, they have fish and game department making sure that your boat is clean of the invasive Zebra Mussel. Now only if they were big enough to eat then I wouldn't think it a problem. But they are killing all of the natural habitat/species in our lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Point taken Shamu. But such is the history of the planet. Among theories on the disappearance of dinosaurs (besides the comet inpact) which has occurred several times, is continental drift where animals "invaded" other continents as they came together and decimated local populations by disease or otherwise upsetting the balance that nature establishes for a confined land space. When the Isthmus of Panama rose, joining North and South America, we were "invaded" by among other animals, camels, tapirs, deer, horse, saber tooths, opposum, armadillos, and porcupines - all animals not native to N. America. It's not possible to control pythons in Florida - the population is now 5,000-180,000. So this hunt for them seems useless. If there is a market for python meat or skins, even if there was over a million of the slimy bastards crawling around the hunters could keep the population in check. Humans have a habit of hunting things completely or nearly to extinction when money and food is involved. In the states we have organizations like forgotten felines where volunteers capture, spay or neuter, then release cats to live in feral colonies. In Hawaii, they have similar organizations, only there they put the cats down because they kill off native wildlife, mainly rare birds. In the Americas and most of the world, humans are the invasive species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 268 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18194 Content Per Day: 3.47 Reputation: 20232 Achievement Points: 133341 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 267 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted January 19, 2013 In the Americas and most of the world, humans are the invasive species. We should have a hunt to rid the world of Googles, Llamas, and Hxtrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
FunStick Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 1100 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 164 Topic Count: 165 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1038 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 622 Achievement Points: 9273 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 02/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Birthday: 11/30/1980 Device: Android Share Posted January 19, 2013 People are earths worst nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Shamu Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 We have the same thing going on in our country now, the fairly placid Red Squirrel which is a native to the UK is getting wiped out by the aggressive Grey squirrel which is looked on as a pest, the Grey Squirrel was introduced here about 50 years ago (might be out a bit there) from the USA for whatever reason i don't know, our Reds are getting pushed further and further North, can't remember last time i saw a Red Squirrel. Wow! What a difference in culture or perception. In the states, at least in Pennsylvania and almost all Eastern states, the Red squirrel is considered the pest and the Grey is considered a game animal protected by specific hunting laws. In addition the Red is considered the aggressive species often driving out the Greys and the Grey more docile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_red_squirrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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