Americas Coyotes/Wolves/CoyWolfs..... Cool stuff ^_^

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theclev said:
It is. It's inexpensive to live here or own a home here. We're within easy driving distance from all the East Coast states for vacation without ever being in the path of a hurricane. No wildfires, volcanoes, smog...rare flooding and minor earthquakes occasionally, no real droughts and all four seasons. Plus we've been the home state of a shit ton of presidents, astronauts and aviators. And we've moved further to the right in recent years, so we're not the swing state hell we used to be during election seasons.

The only real downside to living in Ohio is that we rarely have sports teams to get excited about (with the exception of OSU), and a tornado might rearrange your yard once a lifetime. I've already had mine, so life is plenty green in the buckeye state.
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Right on...... You enjoy Ohio and it sounds like a great place :thumbsup:
 
Floyd Eye said:
You been seeing them city yotes. They're a little bigger than that out here. If you had two of them on you and you weren't armed you'd have a problem.
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I figure those bigger ones are probably the CoyWolves or Coyote/Wolf Hybrids :dunno:
 
Floyd Eye said:
They don’t breed with wolves here. Because there aren’t wolves here. They’re bigger out in the sticks than they are in cities where their food consists largely of what they find in trash cans.
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Thats pretty interesting, they eat of the fat of the land out there vs Trash/People food in the city so that makes sense...... Maybe live longer too and healthier :dunno:
 
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The~Kid said:
And there seems to be a Lot of wild life everywhere...... Some places pay good Money to hunt too where it's a problem.


I think Florida gives like 2,000 dollars for catching anacondas dead or alive or something..... thats a lot of Money for snakes:dunno:
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I think it's burmese pythons that were originally "pets" and released into the wild. I don’t think anacondas were big on the pet market.
 
84superchamp said:
I think it's burmese pythons that were originally "pets" and released into the wild. I don’t think anacondas were big on the pet market.
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What's the difference between a Burmese python and an anaconda?

A python might eat your pet rat. An anaconda might eat your pet rottweiler.
 
84superchamp said:
I think it's burmese pythons that were originally "pets" and released into the wild. I don’t think anacondas were big on the pet market.
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A lot of it was thanks to Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The bulk of the exotic bet trade was and still is located in Florida. When Andrew wrecked Florida many of the imported reptiles escaped from breeders/traders. The Everglades and other swamps were just right for Burmese pythons to survive and thrive. Similar to their native habitat, plentiful food and very few natural predators.

theclev said:
What's the difference between a Burmese python and an anaconda?

A python might eat your pet rat. An anaconda might eat your pet rottweiler.
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There's a lot of difference. The only real similarity is Pythons and Anacondas are both constrictors.

There's around 40 species across Africa and throughout southeast Asia. They range in size from 2 feet (pigmy python) to a couple of feet (like the ball python) up to 32 feet (like the reticulated python). The record for the largest snake in the world is currently held by a reticulated python at just under 33 feet; though they average around 20 feet long and about 150-180 lbs.

There's only 4 anaconda species and are limited to South America. 3 of them are relatively smaller in size ranging from 6 feet to about 14 feet. The only one that's considered giant is the green anaconda. The record is right at 30 feet long but most average in the 20 foot range. It does hold the record as the heaviest snake at over 500 lbs. but average around 180-200 lbs.

Since we're talking Burmese pythons... while not as large as the green anaconda or reticulated python, they can easily get up to 16 feet and 100+ lbs. The largest on verified on record was 18 feet and 215 lbs. So it wouldn't be inconceivable for one to be able to swallow a rottweiler.
 
MadAsAHatter said:
A lot of it was thanks to Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The bulk of the exotic bet trade was and still is located in Florida. When Andrew wrecked Florida many of the imported reptiles escaped from breeders/traders. The Everglades and other swamps were just right for Burmese pythons to survive and thrive. Similar to their native habitat, plentiful food and very few natural predators.


There's a lot of difference. The only real similarity is Pythons and Anacondas are both constrictors.

There's around 40 species across Africa and throughout southeast Asia. They range in size from 2 feet (pigmy python) to a couple of feet (like the ball python) up to 32 feet (like the reticulated python). The record for the largest snake in the world is currently held by a reticulated python at just under 33 feet; though they average around 20 feet long and about 150-180 lbs.

There's only 4 anaconda species and are limited to South America. 3 of them are relatively smaller in size ranging from 6 feet to about 14 feet. The only one that's considered giant is the green anaconda. The record is right at 30 feet long but most average in the 20 foot range. It does hold the record as the heaviest snake at over 500 lbs. but average around 180-200 lbs.

Since we're talking Burmese pythons... while not as large as the green anaconda or reticulated python, they can easily get up to 16 feet and 100+ lbs. The largest on verified on record was 18 feet and 215 lbs. So it wouldn't be inconceivable for one to be able to swallow a rottweiler.
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You know a lot about snakes. I was just making a dumb joke, but yes, either a Burmese python or anaconda could probably eat your average dog. But since anacondas (and I was specifically thinking of the green anaconda) tend to be more massive with wider diameters, a rottweiler would probably be an easier meal for the anaconda.
 
theclev said:
You know a lot about snakes. I was just making a dumb joke, but yes, either a Burmese python or anaconda could probably eat your average dog. But since anacondas (and I was specifically thinking of the green anaconda) tend to be more massive with wider diameters, a rottweiler would probably be an easier meal for the anaconda.
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I was a semi-professional reptile breeder in my early 20's. Had success with breeding, but the reptile pet trade was overcrowded at the time and it didn't make for much success as a business. It's what got me into wildlife biology & ecology a led to my degree in that. The original plan was to be a herpetologist but I fell into chemistry when I needed a job, liked it and just stuck with that.
 
theclev said:
You know a lot about snakes. I was just making a dumb joke, but yes, either a Burmese python or anaconda could probably eat your average dog. But since anacondas (and I was specifically thinking of the green anaconda) tend to be more massive with wider diameters, a rottweiler would probably be an easier meal for the anaconda.
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For a realistic look at anacondas, watch the 1997 movie "Anaconda".










:ROFLMAO:
 
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