Don't Release Your Pet Into the Wild

Giant pythons, anacondas and boa constrictors taking over an ecosystem . . . It sounds like a horror movie, but this is a reality in Florida's Everglades.

None of the 150,000 Burmese pythons that inhabit the Everglades are native. They're there because pet owners decided letting their beloved pets live in the wild would be a good idea.

Maybe you didn't realize how big Sammy the snake would get (it's a harsh reality to learn that a python can grow to be 12 feet long). Maybe you've moved into a new place where pets are prohibited. There are lots of reasons snakes are released.

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