There is hardly anything that’s more calmative to a state’s biological cohesiveness than the discombobulating chaos brought in by invasive species. These unwanted pests are a drain on the economy and a tremendous threat to the native inhabitants. What’s more, if these foreign invaders are not effectively propelled back to their native habitat, a state is at risk of losing its identity and everything that’s unique to its existence. Florida, for instance, risks eradicating its distinctiveness as natives come under siege from third world invaders. A snake in the grass will thrive amongst the landscape in this southern state and burden the local population. An unwelcome foreigner straining the Sunshine states fragile balance and reproducing at an alarming rate.
Understanding that this cold-blooded creature can eviscerate a communities most vulnerable species, “living things” that enrich an environment and record a unique history.
It’s difficult to reason why such unwelcomed migrants attract delusional sympathizers ‘and believe it, they fucking do.
You may recoil when I refer to these creatures as filthy animals, but cold-blooded dirt dwellers wreak havoc on ecosystems, and none more so than the Burmese Python.
The Burmese Python, native to Southeast Asia, was recklessly discarded by pseudo snake handlers in Florida’s swampland as they grew to unmanageable lengths. Some were also displaced by the seismic decimation caused by Hurricane Andrew.
The damage caused by invasive species such as the Burmese Python, the Snake Fish, and the Lionfish, amongst others, is irreversible. The native wildlife has zero evolutional answers for these opportunistic gate crashers and the voracious appetite they display. Florida has lost a host of indigenous wildlife in the Everglades that may never return. The serious calamity that American ecosystems have been forced to contend with, is not too dissimilar from the humanitarian crisis that’s slowly consuming the American public by foreign entities. Ironically enough, it’s the poorer urban area’s that feel the most potent sting from illegal transgressors encroaching on U.S. sovereignty. The jobs that are poached by these border-jumpers are a small consequence of a much larger epidemic.
It has become illegal to house or import Burmese Pythons in Florida as they feverishly attempt to reduce the numbers and limit the damage caused by the invasive reptile. Reducing the invader’s numbers and restricting its importation seems more prudent than expecting the native wildlife to welcome its own demise. These new laws don’t devalue the python’s worth as an animal or deter its right to exist. The integrity of communities whether animal or man must be respected and valued without fear of intrusion.