Martin Nowak
Martin's Snakes
Knowable Magazine May 30, 2024
“From Burmese pythons and Asian swamp eels to Old World climbing ferns, South Florida hosts hordes of non-native animals and plants. What can be done about the ecological havoc they are wreaking?”
“Like few other places, Florida’s unintended runaway experiment demonstrates the true cost of allowing non-natives to take hold where they don’t belong.”
knowablemagazine.org
As usual, non-native and / or invasive species are blamed 100% on commercial enterprises and reptile keepers; totally ignoring the “authorized” introductions by game and fish commissions and academia.
“There are many reasons why Florida is an invasion hotspot. It’s a major hub for the trade of exotic pets and ornamental plants, which slip into the wild accidentally or intentionally — surprisingly often, owners release pets that have grown too big or too hard to manage.”
“From Burmese pythons and Asian swamp eels to Old World climbing ferns, South Florida hosts hordes of non-native animals and plants. What can be done about the ecological havoc they are wreaking?”
“Like few other places, Florida’s unintended runaway experiment demonstrates the true cost of allowing non-natives to take hold where they don’t belong.”
Invasive species are transforming the Everglades
From Burmese pythons and Asian swamp eels to Old World climbing ferns, South Florida hosts hordes of non-native animals and plants. What can be done about the ecological havoc they are wreaking?
knowablemagazine.org
As usual, non-native and / or invasive species are blamed 100% on commercial enterprises and reptile keepers; totally ignoring the “authorized” introductions by game and fish commissions and academia.
“There are many reasons why Florida is an invasion hotspot. It’s a major hub for the trade of exotic pets and ornamental plants, which slip into the wild accidentally or intentionally — surprisingly often, owners release pets that have grown too big or too hard to manage.”
