this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2023
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You're partially correct in that they are invasive and destroying the ecosystem of the Everglades. However the outbreak can be traced back to a reptile center that was destroyed during hurricane Andrew, not necessarily people releasing their old pets.
From Wikipedia:
Whoah, I actually never knew about that - growing up in Florida, I would always hear about the pet theory. The more you know.
This all kind of reminds me of the situation in Parish with the howler monkeys.