The python law passed, trust me. The introduced species do take a toll. The native green tree frogs and green anoles have been displaced by the Cuban brown anoles and Cuban tree frogs. Air potatoes choke out native vegetation, hydrilla choke waterways, non-native apple snails compete with others for food, tilapia compete with bass and bluegill for nesting spots/food. It's pretty tough down here. And all of these animals compete with development for land space and water. It's a rough ride down here and I'm not exactly a bleeding heart environmentalist. But I am a native Floridian and I enjoy the habitat very much.
Laura R (FL)
1.0.0 Colombian Tegu
1.4.0 Argentine B&W Tegu
1.2.0 Red Tegu
1.2.0 B/WxRed Tegu
1.0.0 Green Ameiva (yet another teiid)
7 other lizards
1 little gator
3 FL box turtle
1 Sulcata tortoise
16 snakes
5 fuzzy pets
4 little frogs
a bunch of creepy bugs
and a partridge in a pear tree
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