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Posted by Jim (24.129.63.209) on 17:38:09 01/02/07
In Reply to: the nature of beauty posted by Joann Galuska
I do not make any moral judgments against the pythons-they did not cause the problem-we humans did. By any scientific defintion, the pythons are not natural. The beauty of nature ,from a scientific and religious viewpoint, is that all creatures evolve in balance-in their native habitat, Burmese pythons are in balance with all the other native creatures present. They are kept in check by the environment and by predators-that is Nature's and God's way.Some so-called exotics do become established to the point that they appear to be natives-the pigeon and house sparrow are two good examples. However, unlike pigeons and house sparrows, the pythons threaten the native animals-the animals that have evolved in harmony with the Everglades environment. Therefore, the question is not how we characterize the pythons but what we will do about the problem ,given our collective irresponsibilty of releasing these animals in the glades. If we nothing, many native animals will die or be wiped out-is that justice for those creatures? I do not want any pythons unnecessarliy killed but I simply cannot see a viable alternative for the pythons already in the park. Even if we adopt better laws for the future ownership of exotic pets, these laws will not change the crisis of the snakes already in the Park. This problem is a perfect example of the dilemmas we face when alter the natural course of Nature.
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