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Southern Florida Feb 2018

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:52 pm
by Neil Rowntree
Evening all,

Had a few attempts at posting this - hopefully this time it won't crash...

Here's a few shots from a quick 6-day trip to Southern Florida at the end of February:

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gator

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racer

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florida banded

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floridana


Full report is here: http://northumberlandexplorer.weebly.co ... -2018.html

All the best,

Neil

Re: Southern Florida Feb 2018

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:37 am
by Frédéric Seyffarth
Hello Neil!

A cool report, pleasant to read.
Seems you had a good trip despite the hard begin...
Some nice pictures too. Would love to go there... ;)
Thanks for sharing!

Regards
Fred

Re: Southern Florida Feb 2018

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:47 pm
by Michal Szkudlarek
Is it true that Florida is the capital of pet trade and this is why it hosts so many introduced species of herptiles?

Re: Southern Florida Feb 2018

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:04 pm
by Ilian Velikov
Michal Szkudlarek wrote:Is it true that Florida is the capital of pet trade and this is why it hosts so many introduced species of herptiles?


Not sure if it has a higher rate of pet trade than other states but it has a climate that is suitable for a lot of species that are traded, so they just establish populations there easier than elsewhere with similar rates of pet trade.

Re: Southern Florida Feb 2018

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:21 pm
by Matthias Kaiser
Because the climate is suitable for many species, they are also kept outdoors in cages. In storms these cages might get destroyed and the individuals can escape. In addition there are rumors that people in pet trade tried to establish populations in the wild to have a free stock at hand. I am not sure, but I also thought that other states (e.g. California) have more restrictive laws about keeping species that might become invasive.

Re: Southern Florida Feb 2018

PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:19 am
by Neil Rowntree
Frédéric Seyffarth wrote:
A cool report, pleasant to read.
Seems you had a good trip despite the hard begin...
Some nice pictures too. Would love to go there... ;)
Thanks for sharing!



Hi Fred,

Thanks for taking the time to read the report - glad you enjoyed it.
A place definitely worth visiting - there's so much stuff there that even if you miss your main targets you'll still bump into many other interesting creatures!

Cheers
Neil