re: fun facts about Boas, et al. Boas/pythons should be shot on sight in the Everglades. I was born and raised in Florida, and have camped and hunted the ‘Glades most of my life (I’m 75) But now, there are are NO mammals left in there. As in NONE. ZERO. No rabbits. No otters. No deer. Not even a frog or toad. And when the migratory birds return to breed, they are eaten as well. Used to be, 20 years ago, one could drive down a dirt road at night and the sides of the canals would be lit up with reflections from 1000s of animals. Now? Nothing. Worse yet, the only animal left beside the damned snakes are gators. And they are in trouble, as the snakes are eating the young gators. Kill all the snakes and let’s see if we can restore natural wildlife to the ‘Glades.