Why aren’t there Burmese python cases south of Florida into South America, assuming the further south you go the better the climate for these constrictors! Would they not be considered as an invasive species and cause havoc to the local wildlife like lets say in Costa Rica

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Why aren’t there Burmese python cases south of Florida into South America, assuming the further south you go the better the climate for these constrictors! Would they not be considered as an invasive species and cause havoc to the local wildlife like lets say in Costa Rica

In: Biology

Answer 1

not every country has a standard for legally labeling things as “invasive species”.

and there might be other snakes similar to the burmese that already exist naturally so its not a new threat (potentially). The Boa constrictor is native to costa rica already, per your example.