Baby Snakes Found in House

[EasternGirl]

Sorry...I missed that it was ant larva and eggs when I read it before. Seriously...termites do a lot of damage...you get a serious infestation in your house and you are looking at thousands of dollars to get rid of them and to make the repairs of the damage they will cause. I had an ant infestation in my house for a couple of years...and let me tell you...it was unreal. I would much rather have a bunch of snakes "infesting" my house than ants or termites. Every creature on this earth serves a purpose in our ecological system and the cycle of life. I mean...I wouldn't go out and shoot lions because they were eating antelope. Cycle of life.

[mikem]

I really could have used a handful of these guys when I went herping last week. I received a couple hundred ant bites while taking pictures of a snake. Didn't realize they were there until it was too late

[Stefan-A]

Every creature on this earth serves a purpose in our ecological system and the cycle of life. I mean...I wouldn't go out and shoot lions because they were eating antelope. Cycle of life.

That's not their ecosystem. That's one part of being an invasive species.

And yes, you should destroy African lions if you find them wandering around in Kansas. Or Burmese pythons in Florida, cane toads in Australia, brown tree snakes on Guam or American minks in southern Finland, to use a few real world examples. A species outside its native ecosystem can cause immeasurable damage.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

A species outside its native ecosystem can cause immeasurable damage.

A prime example would be us.

[Stefan-A]

A prime example would be us.

Definitely. Others would be dogs, pigs, cats, rats, goats and rabbits, also thanks to us.

[thamneil]

In this case, the significance of destroying a few individuals would be rather meaningless. These are a species already well established in their ecosystem. We wouldn't even put a dent in the local population by destroying these individuals.

[snake man]

In the long run its up to you really.

[Stefan-A]

In this case, the significance of destroying a few individuals would be rather meaningless.

If someone seriously thought the action would be a fix, then it would be meaningless. But what's truly meaningless, is judging a method based on what it was never supposed to accomplish in the first place.

These are a species already well established in their ecosystem. We wouldn't even put a dent in the local population by destroying these individuals.

Actually, it would be a dent. A small dent, but still a dent.

[ProXimuS]

....I just wanted to say, I came across these on google or something a while back, and I think they're pretty cute, even if they are kind wormy lookin

[EasternGirl]

Does this mean I can start destroying annoying humans? Just kidding....