Cousin's wife's son? You making this sound as true as the lady's friends' sister's friend who found her pet python laying straight out beside her measuring her up to eat her.
Lol, did you hear that on the radio? I was tempted to ring in and say my maccie did that, CAUSE I WAS WARM!
Just to add a couple points to the credibility side of this arguement even against the genuine experts. Lets start by putting two and two together. People have already mentioned that were talking about the most inhabited city in Australia, meaning there are people living there......in HOUSES. Last time i checked most houses seem to be constantly adjusted to a comfortable temp year round and have roofs full of nice cosy insulation and...oh....what do ya know, lots of rats and mice too
I dont for a moment try to argue that the GTP's have magically pulled of an evolutionary miracle and adapted to the NATURAL environment of Sydney but adapting to the civilised environment....definintely plausible!
So sure, a couple escaped GTP's here, probably capable of sustaining themselves throughout winters if they picked the right location. And I dont know about their breeding habits but a handfull of snakes could easily evade human discovery over the years. Remember that they find mates largely through scent so they would still have a decent chance of reproducing in small numbers.
My 2 cents
I dont personally believe that they definintely are or arent there, just that its definitely possible
Just to add a couple points to the credibility side of this arguement even against the genuine experts. Lets start by putting two and two together. People have already mentioned that were talking about the most inhabited city in Australia, meaning there are people living there......in HOUSES. Last time i checked most houses seem to be constantly adjusted to a comfortable temp year round and have roofs full of nice cosy insulation and...oh....what do ya know, lots of rats and mice too
I dont for a moment try to argue that the GTP's have magically pulled of an evolutionary miracle and adapted to the NATURAL environment of Sydney but adapting to the civilised environment....definintely plausible!
So sure, a couple escaped GTP's here, probably capable of sustaining themselves throughout winters if they picked the right location. And I dont know about their breeding habits but a handfull of snakes could easily evade human discovery over the years. Remember that they find mates largely through scent so they would still have a decent chance of reproducing in small numbers.
My 2 cents
I dont personally believe that they definintely are or arent there, just that its definitely possible
What adult snake would adapt to a cold environment and survive if it escaped.. it's clearly used to being heated, and fed.. It wouldn't survive, especially a GTP. Although, i have seen that panther when i was in vic, yeah that pesky thing....
Addy really needs to have a better understanding of the basics of environmental adaptation - Polar Bears have a more or less constant body temperature regardless of where they are, because that's what mammals are like, so they can feasibly adapt to a wider range of environments, even as established adults...
Reptiles do not have that flexibility... period... end of argument...
JJJJJ.
Exclude breeding, and you may have a posibility. The thread started with them being found/seen in back yards. Now that being said, it's probably didn't happen. But saying "it didn't happen" is pointless. Looking at what may have happened dowbtful or not is far more interesting...and having scientists friends, that always do it. It's grown on me. Thats all...No it probably didn't happen, but who am i to say 100% not.
It was a pretty good 2 cents
Addy really needs to have a better understanding of the basics of environmental adaptation - Polar Bears have a more or less constant body temperature regardless of where they are, because that's what mammals are like, so they can feasibly adapt to a wider range of environments, even as established adults...
Reptiles do not have that flexibility... period... end of argument...
JJJJJ.
Well... I did see a pair of GTPs in a taxi when I was down for the Expo, they had a high quality infra red thermometer and they were looking for a suitable roofspace to spend the winter - one that didn't get up to 80C+ on a summer day (ever spent time in a roof in summer tomatopaste?) or didn't drop below about 20C in winter... they told me it seemed impossible from what they'd seen...
JJJJJ.
how can they afford the rent in sydney?
Lol..
People STILL believe it...
Did we mention it was seen eating an Wheleeri?
how can they afford the rent in sydney?
Exactly.
Comparing Polar Bears and GTP's is absurd.
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