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Post by dontom on Apr 14, 2019 19:16:42 GMT -5
See here."The 75-year-old man was killed by a cassowary on private property in Gainesville, Florida. It's suspected that he fell over near the flightless bird which attacked him."Australia not only has the most dangerous snakes, but also birds. And some get to Florida, perhaps the same way as the pythons. -Don- Reno, NV
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Post by Sir John on Apr 14, 2019 19:32:42 GMT -5
We saw a very sad thing in south Florida. VAST areas of vegetation being cleared, and it was the Australian 'Paper Bark' (Melaleuca) trees. They usually love water and the idea was to suck up all the water in the Everglades. Trouble was that it altered the seeding and germination of those trees, and a great increase in the ones that actually started a new tree had the things over-running the State. myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/habitat/invasive-plants/weed-alerts/melaleuca/SJ |
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Post by Sir John on Apr 15, 2019 15:45:15 GMT -5
"And some get to Florida, perhaps the same way as the pythons."
From what I can gather Americans love 'exotic pets' and it seems that snakes and native animals from other lands are favourites.
Also you have Emus that were released when the fad of Emu oil and Emu meat ran out of steam.
I must send over a ship load of Eastern Taipans!
SJ
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Post by dontom on Apr 16, 2019 0:55:12 GMT -5
From what I can gather Americans love 'exotic pets' and it seems that snakes and native animals from other lands are favourites. I think mostly kids. The problem is that Florida is close enough to being a tropical habitat that many exotic true tropical species can survive. I must send over a ship load of Eastern Taipans! I think they can survive in some areas of the USA. But they usually are not aggressive and could help with control of some of our rats. I think they would prefer our deserts instead of Florida.
BTW, aren't all snakes there protected by law, regardless of how venomous?
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Post by Sir John on Apr 16, 2019 1:40:52 GMT -5
All Australian native fauna (and flora) is protected by law. VERY hard to get a permit to keep any unless it is a animal hospital etc. Some are just a pest (Sulpher Crested Cockatoo and some native bats) but they are still protected.
Many kids in the outback cattle stations etc keep pet kangaroos and wallabies. I saw about 4 roos on the front lawn of a house in Cloncurry munching on the lawn as the kids played under the garden sprinkler.
SJ
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Post by Swampy on Apr 16, 2019 1:52:02 GMT -5
Can the cassowaries kill the pythons? If so, bring them over to the sunshine state!
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Post by dontom on Apr 16, 2019 2:08:16 GMT -5
Can the cassowaries kill the pythons? If so, bring them over to the sunshine state! The Cassowary is a vegetarian! Perhaps a large python could make a dinner out of a Cassowary. -Don- Reno |
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Post by Sir John on Apr 16, 2019 12:18:49 GMT -5
How about 'dog eat dog'?
....and I suppose one python can eat another python?
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Post by dontom on Apr 17, 2019 1:25:01 GMT -5
How about 'dog eat dog'? ....and I suppose one python can eat another python? Nope. Pythons do not eat other snakes. -Don- Reno |
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