Racoons To Police The Island Free !

[dafyduck]

Racoons and theislands snake population

The entire snake polulation was decimated over a 100 years ago all over the carribean region by the sugar plantation companies by shipping in raccoons which were then left free to roam and live on the islands.today all the islands are still snake free.Has this option ever been considered by the locals over the years or are snakes considered part of the cultural heritage and therefore protected?.

Edited December 19, 2011 by dafyduck

[glenfaux]

How is this phuket related?

because phuket has snakes?

[stevenl]

I sincerely hope no one will consider something like this.

[canuckamuck]

If the coons taste better than the snakes, they will be the ones in trouble.

[MisterMan]

Racoons are scarry and viscous!

[fiddlehead]

Nature knows best.

Bringing in non-indigenous animals is a good way to create a disaster.

Ever hear of Kudzu? Boars imported as sporting animals for hunters? Gypsy moths?

Know what happened to the American Chestnut tree?

[glenfaux]

If only mosquito had a natural predator.

[Jimi007]

If only mosquito had a natural predator.

I wish! As to raccoons, bad idea! They kill chickens and other animals. Snakes kill rodents.

[hkt83100]

If only mosquito had a natural predator.

What about Geckos?

[keestha]

Bringing in non-indigenous animals is a good way to create a disaster.

Nice try OP, but poster quoted above is right. Introducing an exotic species wreaks havoc to the ecosystem. Think of rabbits and camels in Australia.

[KarenBravo]

Other disasters:-

Cane toads to Australia.

Mongoose to the West Indies and Hawaii.

[LivinginKata]

The topic was about racoons. All the posts about Western Woman removed.