Friday, January 25, 2013

High Capacity Ovaries Banned

Just like with firearms, the problem herein discussed is being blamed on what is not at fault; well in this case at least not fully at fault. Humans are the cause of this problem just as when guns are involved; although, the thing receiving a lot of the blame actually is an animate object that can and does cause damage on its own - that is once it has been introduced into an area by people. In that regard, it is very unlike a gun (guns being powerless on their own) because it is a living and breathing creature - the Burmese Python. While it is old news that high capacity firearms magazines were, and are again being banned, it is also a fact that this high capacity egg producer has also been banned. Even though the below pictures are old, the damage done by introduced burms is ongoing. So, the pics and accompanying linked article might be some good food for thought for those folks who might want one of these huge snakes and high capacity egg producers. 

The Snake In Question.
 
The Reason Burms Were Banned In Florida. While a gun
cannot fire itself, you can bet a python can lay its own eggs.

This one had 59 eggs developing inside of her. Wow! That would be great news for the reptile breeder/dealer but I think you can easily understand how that could have been very bad news for the ecology in the state of Florida had this one not been dispatched before those eggs were laid and the babies hatched. The problem sure seems bad enough already without more of them - a reported 99% decrease in medium sized animal populations in some places where these snakes are found in Florida! I wonder if they offer a bounty on them; maybe I could move to Florida and make a fortune hunting them and collecting the bounty, and then opening a roadside stand selling python fritters.

You can read more about this snake here.

Many thanks to Deb H for the link and photos.

All the best,
Glenn B

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