Giant Pythons Could Inhabit 1/3 of the US


	Giant Pythons Could Inhabit 1/3 of the US

TequilaBebop

2-22-2008 9:58 PM

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TequilaBebop says:

Geez. People dropping pythons that can grow that big off in the wild? I'm not afraid of snakes, but that's simply not something I want to see sitting in my yard at six in the morning when I go to work. Is it really so hard to drop it off at a shelter or something? I even know of pet shops that take in unwanted reptiles.

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