Hi Martin,
As a resident of Florida, I just wanted to make a few clarifications.
Lake Worth is not a lake, it is a City in Palm Beach County, Florida and it
is located on the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway. There is a very rich
marine molluscan fauna in this area, including several species of cones.
As for the Python bivitattus specimens in south Florida, In August 1992,
Hurricane Andrew destroyed 147 facilities that were permitted to keep
reptiles, including the Miami Metrozoo. Some of them migrated to the
everglades and were reproducing and thriving. The freezing weather this past
winter eradicated over 90% of the population and the problem seems to be in
decline. I am personal friends with the individual contracted to study this
issue.
I spent almost forty years in public safety in Florida and conducted
programs on venomous and invasive species for Florida Fish and Wildlife.
It is a felony to release non-native wildlife in Florida. I am not saying
that it isn't done, but it is not a common practice.
Please excuse my email if you are just being sarcastic.
It just seemed that you were not familiar with the habitat or the laws of
our State.
Best wishes,
Dennis Sargent
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Martin H. Eastburn
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 4:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Lake Worth Jaspedeus?
Are these cones that were in a fish tank and dumped in the lake or such
to get rid of but save their lives ? They are shallow water cones from what
I took from your suggestion.
Lake Worth would be a place to dump tropicals that no one wanted when moving
and who knows - maybe there are fish or a tasty treat for a Bass as well.
I'd consider this one like the Pythons that were let loose and those that
got out
of cages in Florida.
Martin
On 9/25/2010 12:42 PM, Marlo Krisberg wrote:
>
> Well, it's been about a month since I posted about the Jaspideus shells.
The
> Lake Worth shell(s) are still a puzzle. Raining today. So, some time for
> photos. I took more photos of the Cone we're finding at Lake Worth and
thought
> they might stir up some more opinions. Leading candidates seem to be:
>
> /C. stearnsii/
>
> /C. pfleugeri /(synonym of /C. mindanus/)
>
> /C. mindanus/
>
> C. none of the above
>
> http://z14.invisionfree.com/Conchologist_Forum/index.php?showtopic=1945
>
> */Marlo/*
>
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