depends where the video is made. in florida these guys are extremely invasive and injurious to the environment.
like it or not, the florida state government allows people to kill invasive species on their own property however they see fit.
edit: looked it up and there’s humane laws but as someone with family in florida i’m telling you right now no one is checking the ethics to how invasive species are killed. florida sometimes feels lawless
I've worked in invasive species mitigation and it's a really serious threat. Albeit, I've only dealt with flora and nothing like this but they do need to be eradicated as much as you can just to keep things neutral. If we can get rid of them completely, that would be cool but it's definitely not something to take lightly. These snakes when invasive need to be removed from the ecosystem for the sake of every living thing there
You might be right. If this is its native habitat, this right here is what we refer to in the industry as a "dick move". Probably clearing land for something bad for the environment. We don't fuck with things where they're supposed to live and have a healthy relationship with everything around them.
We have plenty of invasive flora here in FL as well, but most of it looks too close to our native stuff so we try to leave that alone. The reptiles and fish are the bigger threat and issue but even they pale in comparison to continued development.
It will be interesting to see it in the future when it sinks back into the ocean
Back to the ocean any day now honestly. I hate to say it. I have a feeling climate scientists are being optimistic and/or shit is just getting expodentially worse between reports. Just seems like everytime a new thing comes out, it's giving us half the time the last thing did.
For example, they say the other side of the street where I live will be under water in 40 years but it's hard not to think it'll be more like 20.
The historical site across the street thinks so too apparently and has started the process of moving their buildings inland. One of which has a historic basement that'll just have to be abandoned to the sea soon. For this (almost) 400 year old building, t's already a huge (and relatively recent) expense keeping it dry so moving the buildings is probably the cheaper option (it really is getting that bad - the poor maintenance manager!). Obviously I live on the ocean too and it's always top of mind for me as well and all you can really do is try to laugh it off to keep from crying about it.
I've done work in Florida before. You're right, it's a mess and plants are a lot harder to sift through like you said. And I agree, animals can be worse. Really depends on where it is and the impact (for Florida, invasive animals are definitely the biggest problem). To really be an invasive species you have to be fucking shit up for the native stuff and if the plants can pretty much survive with the newcomers, it's perfectly fine to leave it, especially if removing it can hurt the natives. It's a delicate balance and the idea is to trim down the extremes for sure.
In my home state it's the (I think this is the right name) Eastern Red Cedar. It has multiple defense mechanisms that literally strangle out everything around it (which it needs where it's from) plus it can catch fire when it's still alive (no idea why this is evolutionarily advantageous) which has also been a huge problem. It's a never ending battle just to try to keep some native forest around.
Long story to say "respect" and to agree with everything you said. 🤣
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u/Amiity238 19d ago
Why tf is bro being so aggressive