Comments by "Alex Crowder" (@alexcrowder1673) on "Casual Earth" channel.

@rosalinaayala5963 troll alert.
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@louiscypher4186 If they were going to adapt to that cold of a climate, then you'd expect to see that sort of adaptation in their native asian populations, but that's not the case. Genetic testing of the pythons in florida have also confirmed that they have NOT changed genetically to adapt to the cold. Instead, the only mutations they've found had to do with adaptations for more frequent feeding. They are becoming better at eating more regularly, but not at tolerating the cold. All this talk of burmese pythons invading new york is just part of the agenda to take our rights to keep exotic pets away. Its just scare tactics. They've already nearly taken Indian pythons from us. They will be gone from the pet trade in america in a decade or two. They made it illegal to transfer them across state lines, because they claim they are an endangered species in their native habitat. Thats not actually true though, not anymore. As backwards as it sounds, they are choosing to keep indian pythons on the endangered species list in order to prevent people from establishing captive breeding populations in the united states. If they were really endangered, theyd encourage captive breeding, but they do not. They are technically legal to own and breed in captivity in america, but since they cant be transferred across state lines, there are only a few left. Its become so hard to find pairs for existing snakes that they are mostly inbred now days. This of course is due to ridiculous regulations that prevent acquiring new animals from out of the country, or even from other states. Somewhat ironically, new york is one of the only states that still has indian pythons being bred in captivity lol. Im trying to breed african rock pythons in america in order to prevent them from having the same fate as the Indian python. They are a wildly underrated species that has a very undeserved reputation. African rock pythons are not only one of the smartest snakes I've ever worked with, they are the only pythons who protect their babies even after they hatch. Burmese pythons and other pythons generally leave the eggs shortly before they hatch.
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@Manbunmen65 dude... my wife and daughter are obsessed with pythons. Even my 4 year old holds out burmese pythons and other species all the time. I know plenty of girls who like snakes.
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@bcallahan3806 thats not at ALL what happened. Please dont comment on things you know nothing about. People who breed burmese pythons have absolutely NOTHING to do with floridas burmese python problem. That was hurricane andrew 100%, not burmese python breeders releasing pets. This is common knowledge. There was a warehouse near Miami that was a checkpoint for nearly all reptile imports into the united states. The warehouse was destroyed. THAT is where the burmese pythons came from, not breeders 🤦‍♂️
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@lightningboltt5437 burmese pythons are more prone to respiratory problems than almost any other snake. Theres no way in HELL theyd survive in a sewer or any state in the USA other than Florida (or Hawaii if they were introduced).
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Bad winters in florida kill 95% of the burmese python population. The burmese pythons can BARELY handle a florida winter, theres no possible way that they are traveling north of florida at ALL.
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@richardhincemon That does not change the fact that winters kill off 95% of them. The average temps are meaningless if the lows kill 19 out of every 20. This is just a publicity stunt for Florida. They are not even trying to get rid of them. They have areas you arent allowed to hunt them. They treat them like game animals and strategically time the python hunts so that it does not effect the population. Which is EXACTLY why they have not even made a dent in the population at all.
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@rosalinaayala5963 Im calling YOU a troll, because you think Burmese pythons can live in New York. I thought that was obvious. I've owned 4 burmese pythons in my life, worked with countless others, and still have 2 for a breeding project I'm working on. I also keep many other species of very large python, including african rock pythons and reticulated pythons among others . I've kept pythons for over 27 years, and I got my 1st burmese python when I was 10 years old. I'm sorry, but I do know more about pythons than you. I honestly don't give a rats ass about your irrelevant degree. Burmese pythons will NEVER establish themselves in New York.
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Then it should be obvious to you that the burmese pythons won't leave florida. 95% of them die everytime florida has a bad winter. They couldn't even survive an arizona winter. Its literally too cold for them. I have also kept reptiles for 30 years. I got my 1st burmese python when i was 10. I still keep 3 of the largest sbake species in the world including multiple burmese pythons. I can assure you, they are absolutely not going to travel north. Other than hawaii, florida, and parts of Cali, there's no place they could survive the winters in america.
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@chesterswingjr9796 No, it was hurricane Andrew, not hurricane katrina. This happened in 1992. Hurricane katrina was WAY later.
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@supportyourtroopsathletes6460 if you work for the FWC you need to quit. They kill more florida wildlife than everyone in florida combined. "K nep environment" has all sorts of videos on the terrible things the FWC has done. They are spraying chemicals on peoples private property, against their will, at gunpoint... the chemicals take the oxygen out of the water and kill everything. Even the manatees are starving to death. The manatees are climbing ashore to eat the grass on peoples lawns because the FWC kills all the plants in the water with chemicals. 4 key members of the FWC are also land developers, which is a major red flag.... many of the others get paid everytime they chemically spray. They also spend MILLIONS of your tax dollars to destroy the everglades with said chemical sprays. The FWC also recently got in trouble for going around killing peoples perfectly legal pets. The FWC is toxic and needs to be disbanded. Im sure many of you already heard about the holy thursday massacre.
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@sludgeskin Agreed. Rodent bites almost always hurt more than snake bites.
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@johnkennedysilveira1323 no, its a trash video, and boas and pythons are not very climate adaptabe animals at ALL. Especially pythons because they lay eggs which automatically makes them unsuitable for colder weather from the start.
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@tincupnickleboythe1st700 lol no, they are not good to eat unless you like mercury poisoning.
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@wickedmikes5281 please dont comment on things you dont know about. Burmese pythons in florida longer than 6ft will give you mercury poisoning if you try to eat them. Probably best not to give people advice that gives them mercury poisoning.....
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Short of genetically altering some males with lethal genes to introduce into the everglades, I dont think its possible to erradicate the burmese pythons. If all we do is manually hunt them, there will always be more hiding in the swamps.
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Yeah this whole thing is a publicity stunt for Florida. They limit when and where they can be hunted on purpose to make sure they stay around. It is almost unbelievably how few people have put 2 and 2 together. This is a win/win for Florida.They get so much free tourism from this crap. Its also a distraction from all the animals they are killing with chemical spraying of the everglades. The FWC has held people at gunpoint in order to illegally spray peoples property and destroy the wildlife within it. There are videos of it on youtube if you doubt me. They keep blaming the falling mammal numbers on the snakes, but it's the spraying. Thet also have NOTHING to show for all their "work". They have nof even begun to put a dent in the Burmese python population. None whatsoever.
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