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2. We have added a few in FL

Reply to Aerows (Original post)

Fri Jun 17, 2016, 05:10 AM

Jun 2016

Not numerous enough yet to encounter people much, but growing:

Reticulated Boas, Rock Pythons, Nile monitors, and most recently, Nile Crocs.

FL had some fairly big snakes with your occasional 8' diamondback, but these guys take it to another level getting to 18 to 20'. Nile Crocs see large African mammals like zebras and humans as prey naturally, where your typical FL alligator doesn't generally go for things that large.

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Extreme SE wildlife [View all] Aerows Jun 2016 OP

I'm an amateur astronomer and I'm out a lot at night here in the SE Fumesucker Jun 2016 #1

We have added a few in FL quaker bill Jun 2016 #2

I lived in Florida, and interestingly enough Aerows Jun 2016 #3

I have taken yankee relatives to see them quaker bill Jun 2016 #4