What's your favorite invasive species?
Mine is the Burmese python. By a mile. One hundred percent due to pet owners in over their heads. Now their former pets run the Everglades.
Second place is the fire ant.
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5mo
A vicious weed.
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5mo
at least I think stores can't sell them anymore. The article was written in 2023.
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5mo
I once had to shop vac a whole container of them. Also, they destroying the fruit production in VA and WVA.
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5mo
Not only do we go wherever we want and do our darndest to engineer it to our liking, most other invasive species were brought to their new home by us.
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5mo
They seem to be no threat until, bam! They have taken over the copse. Just like communism.
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5mo
Sure, some idiots have released some pythons...but genetic testing indicates most of the pythons in the everglades can be traced back to a couple of breeding facilities that were destroyed by Hurricane Andrew. There have also been a few other larger scale releases associated with cargo movement and issues at the Miami airport customs hub. While the released pet narrative gets talked about a lot, I think most of the experts attribute the issue primarily to Hurricane Andrew.
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5mo
a huge difference.
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5mo
Link:
Snake Farm
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5mo
onto your big screen any day now.
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5mo
watershed. Damn good looking too.
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** Edited by `lag at 3/4/2026, 10:34:20 AM
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5mo
head by one standing next to a tree on a chilly day.
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5mo
gather a bunch of eggs and make an omelette.
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5mo
No, not really, but if you're not familiar with Stan, look it and you'll figure out the reference.
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