Everglades, that is. There is a problem in Florida, and elsewhere, with non-native species. In the Florida Everglades there are thousands of pythons that are thought to be the descendants of pet snakes that were dumped by their owners when they got too big. There are also some who escape from shipments and pet stores. Regardless, they are there and they endanger the local environment because they are big, there are no natural predators that can handle a really big python – even alligators – and they eat the local wildlife including endangered species.
They also present a danger for pets, small children, adults – people and their families in general.
There are efforts to control the problem, but they mostly involve trapping them and work on limiting the prey. Why not try birth control?
If you can trap a snake, trap it and, male or female, neuter the snake. Then keep it in captivity until it is a nice big snake. Then release it back into the wild. There, the snake will compete with the other snakes for food and for mates. The big snakes may even kill smaller snakes. In other words, let the snakes take care of the problem.
It’s not a perfect solution and there are plenty of ways that it could fail, but in this case I don’t see failure causing more problems. Eventually, wouldn’t there be fewer snakes? It seems like a good plan to me.
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