(article courtesy of the Singapore Zoo)
The question is more like, "why SHOULDN'T I be worried about reticulated pythons? According to this article, we are removing snake habitat at an alarming rate, and the snakes have nowhere to go. Except my living room, for example, where we found a snake recently, stretched out casually along the top of our sofa. $300 and two hours of pest control chaos later, the snake was returned to his disappearing habitat, and we were left with a new respect for nature (and for pest control workers!). We've had a similar problem with monkeys lately too, entering our home and stealing our bananas, and bread, and chips, and so on. Neighbours are complaining to the management and want the cheeky monkeys caught and killed. Although I'm not crazy about hosting impromtu National Geographic episodes in my living room or kitchen, a little perspective is needed: we are the ones to blame here. The animals did not ask to have their homes cut down and replaced with high rise condos or parking lots. They have no where to go, so they are coming to visit us. Here's a thought - why don't we try a little harder to let them KEEP their homes, so we can rest easy in ours? Is anyone with me on this??
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