Comments on: When Animals Invade, Part II: Giant Pythons Taking Over South Florida http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/05/16/when-animals-invade-part-ii-giant-pythons-taking-over-south-florida/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:04:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Leif Oldhart http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/05/16/when-animals-invade-part-ii-giant-pythons-taking-over-south-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-25386 Leif Oldhart Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:33:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/05/16/when-animals-invade-part-ii-giant-pythons-taking-over-south-florida/#comment-25386 Despite the scare-mongering of this story, I have the solution to the python problem in just three positive words: "tastes like chicken." Up to 154 lbs do you say? Good lord! Imagine how many frog legs you'd need to put that much meat in your larder! Alligators are a protected species, but I'll bet these pythons are just as good. And look at that dyn-o-mite beautiful snakeskin! You people need to stop seeing the glass as "half empty." This glass is "full up," and that's a fact! Despite the scare-mongering of this story, I have the solution to the python problem in just three positive words: “tastes like chicken.”

Up to 154 lbs do you say? Good lord! Imagine how many frog legs you’d need to put that much meat in your larder! Alligators are a protected species, but I’ll bet these pythons are just as good. And look at that dyn-o-mite beautiful snakeskin! You people need to stop seeing the glass as “half empty.” This glass is “full up,” and that’s a fact!

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