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Deadly Pythons Threaten Miami In more alarming news for Miami Winter Conference regulars, Florida scientists warned this week that thousands of giant killer pythons are invading the state, and could soon be endemic throughout the killer bee, alligator, cobra, fire ant and shark infested sunshine state. "There's no part of this state that you can point at and say that pythons couldn't live here," Florida University snake expert professor Frank Mazzotti said in a statement, “We really need to be addressing the spread of these pythons. They’re capable of surviving anywhere in Florida, they’re capable of incredible movement — and in a relatively short period,” he added. The news is likely to alarm French superstar DJ Laurent Garnier who told defunct British dance magazine Jockey Slut several years ago 'I'm not a brave person, I'm scared of spiders and snakes’ and Robbie Rivera, who four years ago told Skrufff he particularly loathes giant constrictors. “I hate spiders, I hate roaches and most of all, I hate snakes. When I see a roach, I’ll kill it, I find them so fucking disgusting. But if I see a snake you’re gonna’ see me run,” Robbie admitted. “I used to have a residency in Miami and you’d get these idiots going into clubs there with huge snakes around their necks, huge Boa snakes, thinking they’re cool,” he recalled. “It’s not cool to me at all having those f**king poor snakes there having to cope with all this loud music. They’re probably just about to bite somebody,” he predicted. The largest wild python so far discovered in Florida is 16 feet though the ultra powerful serpents can reach up to 30 feet in length fully grown. Florida officials downplayed the snakes’ overall danger, though said owners, many of whom buy them as tiny babies for $20 or less, rapidly risk a genuine threat. “There is no evidence that wild Burmese pythons hunt humans; however, on several occasions large captive Burmese pythons have killed their owners,” Professor Mazzotti pointed out, “An inexperienced snake keeper who takes home a 50-centimeter (20-inch) hatchling is, within a year, responsible for a brawny 2.4-meter (eight-foot) predator,” he added. Article by Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com) Subscribe to Skrufff music newsletter at www.Skrufff.com
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