Pete, Not really. We see gators in some of the ponds containing cave entrances from time to time. As long as they are not too big they avoid the divers. Once the gator gets too big, we just avoid the cave for a while. I think some of the park's groups actually try to coerce the gator into leaving if they can. I've never seen this but I'm sure it would be interesting to watch. The Pythons are much farther south than a vast majority of the caves and will more than likely not even get close to the caves. But if they do they will most likely avoid humans if they can.
Thanks! Martin. On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Pete Lindsley <[email protected]> wrote: > As I read this most interesting news item on Burmese pythons (ex pets > released to the wild) in Florida's Everglades National Park I couldn't help > but wonder if this could be a future threat (alligators OR pythons) to cave > divers in Florida. Looks like the makings of a script for yet another movie > on giant varmints coming to get you... > > http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/ > 2005/10/1006_051006_pythoneatsgator.html > > - Pete > > _______________________________________________ > NMCAVER mailing list > [email protected] > http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/nmcaver_caver.net > _______________________________________________ NMCAVER mailing list [email protected] http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/nmcaver_caver.net
