EEEEKKKK, SNAKES!!!!

Lock up the dogs, keep an eye on the kids and for god sakes, don’t turn your head for too long because the snakes are coming! According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the 250 pound Burmese Python is on its way to the Bay Area. At the current pace it is traveling, it will be here in just 12.5 years! How is this front page news? Let me get this straight, some irresponsible pet owners released their snakes into the Florida wild and the U.S. Geological Survey team stated that the Bay Area has a good climate for the beaver eating reptiles and that they are headed west at a pace of 20 miles per month–this story made the cover of our beloved cities’ newspaper? Surely there must have been something else going on in the world?

“It would be exceptional for one animal to be that unidirectional in its movement, but it’s mathematically possible.” The snake’s cross-country crawl would be made easier by the large population of beavers along the way. “Beavers would be a very tasty treat for them.” “No beaver would be safe from a python.”

Python Schtuff:

• Size: They can grow to 250 pounds and stretch over 23 feet.
• Popular pets: They’re often released into the wild by irresponsible owners.
• Lifestyle: When young, the pythons spend much of their time in trees. In adulthood, their weight makes tree-climbing too difficult.
• Food: They survive on small mammals and birds but have been known to eat deer and alligators.
• Eggs: They lay up to 100 at a time.

New Threat To Our Way Of Life: giant pythons [SF Gate]
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