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  1. JohnRico

    JohnRico Civilian

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    As climate change warms the nation, giant Burmese pythons could colonize one-third of the USA, from San Francisco across the Southwest, Texas and the South and up north along the Virginia coast, according to U.S. Geological Survey maps released Wednesday.

    The pythons can be 20 feet long and 250 pounds. They are highly adaptable to new environments.

    Two federal agencies - the USGS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - are investigating the range of nine invasive snakes in Florida, concerned about the danger they now pose to endangered species. The agencies are collecting data to aid in the control of these populations.

    They examined Burmese pythons first and, based on where they live in Asia, estimated where they might live here. One map shows where the pythons could live today, an area that expands when scientists use global warming models for 2100.

    "We were surprised by the map. It was bigger than we thought it was going to be," says Gordon Rodda, zoologist and lead project researcher. "They are moving northward, there's no question."

    Burmese pythons were introduced to the USA as part of the pet trade. The first specimens in the wild were discovered in the mid-1990s in the Florida Everglades, released by owners who no longer wanted them, says Skip Snow, a wildlife biologist with the National Parks Service in the Everglades.

    By 2003, there was evidence the snakes had established breeding colonies in the wild. Florida began regulating their sale and ownership Jan. 1.

    If federal officials had to worry only about Florida, it would be "decades" before the pythons move into other states, Rodda says. But people keep dumping pythons they don't want into the wild. "We just learned about some that had been released in Arkansas," he says.

    The Burmese python is not poisonous and not considered a danger to humans. Attacks on humans have involved pet owners who mishandle and misfeed the snakes, Snow says. In Florida, they eat bobcats, deer, alligators, raccoons, cats, rats, rabbits, muskrats, possum, mice, ducks, egrets, herons and song birds. They grab with their mouth to anchor the prey, then coil around the animal and crush it to death before eating it whole.

    If you see one, don't attempt to engage it. Leave the area, note the location and notify the authorities.

    http://news.aol.com/story/_a/warmin...s/20080221084309990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
     
    #1 JohnRico, Feb 21, 2008
  2. Jennifer Walters

    Jennifer Walters Attorney at Law

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    This thread fails I was expecting a awesome article about Snake Plissken and Solid Snake teaming up to take over. :(
     
    #2 Jennifer Walters, Feb 21, 2008
  3. Tempest19

    Tempest19 Superhero

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    So that explains why I see this thing outside my window:

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    OH FCK!!! It's trying to break in. I'm going- ah!!!!!!
     
    #3 Tempest19, Feb 21, 2008
  4. QueerMike

    QueerMike Sidekick

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    Solid Snake is actually a former member of G.I. Joe. He was the character named as Snake Eyes replacement.
     
    #4 QueerMike, Feb 21, 2008
  5. Dew k. Mosi

    Dew k. Mosi Hype Award Winner

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    :hehe:
     
    #5 Dew k. Mosi, Feb 21, 2008
  6. SuperFerret

    SuperFerret King of the Urban Jungle

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    Pfft... the killer bees will get us first. Or the Oompa Loompas.
     
    #6 SuperFerret, Feb 21, 2008
  7. Asteroid-Man

    Asteroid-Man Avenger

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    *looks at title name* Apparently, so is bad grammar! :whatever:
     
    #7 Asteroid-Man, Feb 21, 2008
  8. Asteroid-Man

    Asteroid-Man Avenger

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    HEY WHAT THE HELL!? That's Asteroid-Man's arch-nemesis in the comics!
     
    #8 Asteroid-Man, Feb 21, 2008
  9. DarknessOfDeath

    DarknessOfDeath Rebel Scoundrel

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    So snakes are taking over the world? ...
     
    #9 DarknessOfDeath, Feb 21, 2008
  10. Captain_BluTac

    Captain_BluTac You Better Run

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    Not in Ireland, thank you very much St Patrick.
     
    #10 Captain_BluTac, Feb 21, 2008
  11. bullets

    bullets bang bang

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    Apparently we are too stupid to kill them .
     
    #11 bullets, Feb 21, 2008
  12. Asteroid-Man

    Asteroid-Man Avenger

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    I'd love to see this morons come here. I'm Asteroid-Man! Snakes I can take, their Emperor Kobra (yes with a K) is the only one that stands a threat!!!
     
    #12 Asteroid-Man, Feb 21, 2008
  13. SuBe

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    Agreed.
     
    #13 SuBe, Feb 21, 2008
  14. Bubonic

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    Most awesome toy ever!
    What the hell is that thing?
     
    #14 Bubonic, Feb 21, 2008
  15. chaseter

    chaseter Esteemed Member

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    Why do people use dumb words like 'unruly' to describe a satelite and now 'colonize' like snakes are going to take over the major metropolitan areas.....?
     
    #15 chaseter, Feb 21, 2008
  16. Carcharodon

    Carcharodon Avenger

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    It could have something to do with the fact that the word, "colonize," has different implications when used in different contexts. I'm pretty sure that the word, "colonize," is an appropriate word from an ecological standpoint.

    Basically, it means establishing the basis for a population.
     
    #16 Carcharodon, Feb 21, 2008
  17. SuperFerret

    SuperFerret King of the Urban Jungle

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    Exactly.

    Many species, including termites, bees, ants, wasps, snakes, some fish, and even cats live in colonies.
     
    #17 SuperFerret, Feb 21, 2008
  18. chaseter

    chaseter Esteemed Member

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    Snakes do not live in colonies:o
     
    #18 chaseter, Feb 22, 2008
  19. Morg

    Morg Grumpy mod

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    Not really, I shoot at them all the time. I hate snakes :cmad:
     
    #19 Morg, Feb 22, 2008
  20. Carcharodon

    Carcharodon Avenger

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    1) That's not what I'm talking about.

    2) Certain species are known to have massive aggregations in underground dens. The most notable genus to exhibit this behavior is Thamnophis, or Garter Snakes. Still, I'm not sure you could call that a colony anyways....but I think that was the basis for his reply.
     
    #20 Carcharodon, Feb 22, 2008
  21. chaseter

    chaseter Esteemed Member

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    Migration:huh:
     
    #21 chaseter, Feb 22, 2008
  22. Mee

    Mee 2 E's are better than 1

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    No Samuel L. Jackson jokes yet, I'm proud of you guys. :up:
     
    #22 Mee, Feb 22, 2008
  23. chaseter

    chaseter Esteemed Member

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    Read that...it is just a poor choice of words whether that be the thread starter someone actual said that. It should read: "As climate change warms the nation, giant Burmese pythons could colonize in one-third of the USA, from San Francisco across the Southwest, Texas and the South and up north along the Virginia coast, according to U.S. Geological Survey maps released Wednesday." See how that little 'in' changes the whole meaning of the sentence?
     
    #23 chaseter, Feb 22, 2008
  24. Showtime

    Showtime Your Friend In Time

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    Where is Jake the Snake?
     
    #24 Showtime, Feb 22, 2008
  25. Carcharodon

    Carcharodon Avenger

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    ...no?

    That wording is so incredibly awkward. Again, given the context and the varying connotations of the word, it works. You're just thinking of it in unilateral terms.

    Ecologically, it's a completely acceptable term for the situation.
     
    #25 Carcharodon, Feb 22, 2008
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