Invasive Species of South Florida | Documentary | AAHSFF 2020 Official Selection 

For the love of god, I am aware a toad is an amphibian. I made a mistake in the narration and I am correcting it. Cheers

Not To Mention All The Invasive Fresh Water Fishes As Well,, Like The Snakeheads,, Pleco,, Chichlids,, Etc.

Excellent documentary, but I wish it had also covered the Cuban Tree Frog. It is another invasive species that will eat the native tree frogs.

When are feral cats going to make the list of invasive species? They decimate what little urban wildlife is left.

It's odd how there's zero mention of the Green Anaconda in this video - a snake that is better adapted to the Everglades habitat than the Burmese Python and is known to exist there, probably in comparable numbers.

Nice documentary! Very informative and fun to watch. Well done.

NEVER NEVER NEVER let a snake form a loop around your neck...educate by good examples. 👍

all the problems stemming from the pet trade are completely ignored, and there are many. Too many people make money not only from the trade but from the problems, such as peta and "humane society".

If they can be eaten, share them with those in need. 💪😎⚡

You guys are doing a good thing but sad to say you guys will never stop it but it's just going to continue

You missed perhaps the most puzzling invasive species- Florida Man. My understanding is it was brought to Florida in the early NASCAR epoch. Finding plenty of prey to hold its beer it has reproduced astonishingly fast.

If I am not mistaken the 2020 python challenge was won by Trapper Mike, AKA "The Python Cowboy" who is active on you tube with the same name in his channel.

Is it possible for one person to earn a living solely off of hunting invasive species in South Florida? Just wondering. I'm considering a career change. Thanks!

Well done, Joshua

Really cool...I enjoyed it but the ending was too early and sudden...I would of liked to have seen the ending coming it was interesting one second and credits the next I was like dam that's it???

Tells you everything except what they do with the snake after catching it.

What about moray eels? They can eat lion fish.

What is that kid doing allowing the snake wrap around his neck ?

I’ve heard them called marine toads but never Bufo.

Great video Keep up the good work Your editing is outstanding New sub from Texas ✊🏽❤️

How many times can they say,, Pythons are not Native ? Way too many times ,

so who is the predator of the lionfish in their native habitat ?

bait and trap work ?

Would have been nice if they explained what invasive meant

is there a native snake in the everglades that is analogous to the the invasive python? or are these pythons exploiting a niche?

I understand these snakes dont belong here and need to be dealt with but would their be a way to ship them to the country were they belong back in Asia.

I can't understand why anyone would want a huge Burmese python or reticulated python for a pet anyway when you could just have a ball python that stays 5 feet or smaller. Huge pythons cost a fortune to feed, house and keep warm enough. Plus they can be very dangerous. I don't see anything wrong with having snakes for pets because I keep snakes but there needs to be limits on the size of the snake you are legally allowed to keep. Small pythons like ball pythons would have a much more difficult time becoming an invasive species if someone released them. That's because even an exceptionally large ball python of about 6 feet can still be eaten by native predators. Ball pythons also don't get large enough to be a threat to most native animals. They can't wipe out the raccoons, opossums or foxes. They mostly only eat rats and mice. Indigo snakes, kingsnakes, water moccasins, snapping turtles, raccoons and alligators could all kill and eat any escaped ball python that they find. Burmese pythons, reticulated pythons and anacondas all get much too large for most native predators to be able to kill.

Very interesting... but since when is a toad a reptile? I thought they were al amphibians

Man, if you have a pool in Florida you have to have that thing covered up if you're NOT using it!

The nutria is a huge rodent that was introduced to the southern regions of our country over 100 years ago can our children not have hamsters anymore 🤔

Spent 2 weeks in everglades with Army for ."training" lol that sucked in August too I'm city boy came out a swamp man

Where can we find a complete list of ALL invasive species in Florida ?

Five or six years ago, there was a tv show with Miami-Dade firefighters who would go out on calls to catch and I assume kill Pythons and other constrictors. At the time, it was thought that the snakes had become too big for their owners and they just turned them loose. In the last couple of years there was a show called Guardians of the Glades. It was a small group of hillbilly bounty hunters who searched for as many invasive pythons as possible. They were paid by the foot, they got paid for the skin after they had used salt on the skin before taking it to be tanned for boots, etc., they got paid for the meat that could be used for human consumption, and there was very little that went to waste. I don't know what has happened to these programs, but those pythons were accidentally released from a snake facility during hurricane Katrina and they found ways to adapt and even thrive in the Glades. They have moved farther north than the Everglades according to what I last read.

Cane toads are extremely hard to kill i had a stand of bees and they wiped them out.

Pythons are not hurting tourism, that's ridiculous. Makes you wonder what else they are be overstating...

Heard tell some academics saw a Southeast Asian water buffalo deep in the Everglades by itself. In the last two years

Nile Monitors are showing up also.

Ironic that this is happening in the USA...

So ... Is there a bounty on these species

So alligator gar are and were native to some parts of America, i thought they were also considered invasive?

I thought groupers ate lionfishes?

ffs did he really call a toad a reptile now

Clown knife fish, snakeheads monitor lizards, anoles, Brazilian Holly just a few they forgot to mention

They need to stop wanting every animal to be a pet this is because ppl wanted to control and own everything. Damn shame money is the root to a lot of evil stuff

"Can't be found anywhere else, Even on our Planet" ? Huh!? where else would we be talking about. :)

Tokyo had a problem with crows, millions of them. Chefs agreed to serve a new sushi combo with fresh Raven meat. 3 years later, no problem with crows exist anymore in Tokyo. Nutria, wild pigs, toads, fish, snakes and much more….let’s eat.

"Cane Roads"?

Can Invasive species apply to Nationalities too? Because everything that implies says a foreigner can change the face of a local culture. The Cubans, Haitians, Jamaicans, Chinese etc. has change the heck out of Florida and the Bahamas. What did the Lion fish called the coral reef? xenophobic.

Those tourists are invansive too in my area

Waiting for the people who say leave the poor python alone while denying the price that will be paid on countless other species

Nick, don't be a jerky example...you should not have a snake that size around your neck for ANY length of time for ANY reason, even with spotters. If he got excited and constricted, spotters would have to injur him or even kill him to save your life. Big snakes DO NOT BELONG AROUND YOUR NECK EVER.

A toad is an amphibian, not a reptile derp derp

Real problem. But some are cashing in on all this.

2:12 For the love of God, if you're scared of visiting the everglades because of the pythons and not the bears, cougars, and alligators, then why do you care about a slither boy?

Instead of killing the pythons, why don't we ship them back to their native places where their population is close to extinction?

Cane roads are the worst.....

Toads are amphibians not reptiles.

Why do you just shoot them

Yes, we're all aware of what it means

What about the invasive species of people in are country can we get rid of them 🤔

if invasive and dangerous to environment, then destruction is the best and most viable response. Banning them outright is the only answer combined with destruction upon discovery, regardless of pet, display or wild.

Feral pigeons too ! Lot of people don't realise they are pests and cause respiratory disease

12ga shotgun with 00 buckshot is a good tool to use.

Alright.....SEND IN THE HONEY BADGER!!!

Florida is a cesspool for invasive species of all kinds pythons, iguanas, nile monitors, tegus, rhesus macaques, now these damn agama lizards thats running around everywhere. Got to have tough skin living in Florida

Lion fish area a problem across the entire gulf.

They said nothing eat lion fish that's a lie I found lionfish in the bellies of grouper multiple times

Social economy as well(The Fed could Print more)

so why the state dont put restrictions on the importation of all animals

where is Floridaman when we need him?

Oh, so this isn’t about humans.

They need to take some of those pythons and send them up to New York one summer. They’ll eat the rats then die in the winter.

Should worry more about Feral pigs, they cause the most Damage

What about the Nutria? Those things eat and destroy everything!

Cane Toads are AMPHIBIANS, not reptiles...

Also snow birds!

Dog eats wild animal but the toad is the villan? Yeah I get it, invasive species are definitely a problem but we give the most destructive invasive species (cats and to a smaller degree dogs) a free pass to kill anything and everything.

Ban ownership of exotic animal where ever they can survive if they escape. Cold weather animals where its hot and hot weather animals where its cold.

Start faster.

I live in the st augustine area an d I've never seen any of these animals and I live on 14 acres way out in the rural part of the county !! only rat snakes rattlesnakes and black snakes and those little green lizards I see crawling up the side of the house and wood shed and I see cotton mouths and water bandits around my pond !! I dont bother them if they don't bother me !! these things have been in Florida since way before we were !! never seen any introduced animals in this area ! we have coyotes everywhere and they say they are introduced but I don't believe it I'm 55 now and seen them all my life

We should embrace the tropical vibes and unique or the only state that is, so far my favorite are iguanas, parrots, flamingos, monkeys. Better than swamps IoI and a little movement is normal, it’s big corps that have an issue and a lot of exaggeration against animals, can control but if they’re surviving it’s meant to be.

Lionfish are edible and eaten all over the world

Because of bull shit like this responsible keepers throughout our country are soon not going to be able to keep snakes

Americans introduced this species to the States, and now the Burmese Python is to blame, alongside other Introductions

If Satan had been a dog instead of a snake...what would our lives be like?

Domesticated dogs and humans are the most invasive.

Cane toads are amphibians, not reptiles.

Just FYI: both pythons and lion fish are MIGHTY TASTEY! 😉

The first invasive species were hogs and horses....

Everyone in Florida is high af

A toad is not a reptile it is an amphibian

U need to let people hunt n all the glades u only let them hunt in areas where the Snake has already eaten Everything.. Yall should have FIGURED THAT ONE OUT BY NOW

Change is inevitable. Try fighting change and you will lose.

Anyone one caught with a non native animal or reptile of any kind in their possession, needs at least a minimum of 15 years sentence in prison.

Mute, they will all be under water in the next 50 years!

1:47, Joe Exotic?

Yes they are invasive they may start eaating Iguanas lol ( :

Burmese or Indian Pythons do NOT get 20 feet long lol a 15 foot is VERY BIG even for a female. I think they beautiful and I for one love theu are now established in the USA

Let's bring Saltwater Crocodile's to Florida shall we

7:18 AMPHIBIAN!