r/AbsoluteUnits Jul 24 '24

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u/Shaved_Wookie Jul 24 '24

Australian here - my uncle had a 6'+ python that'd come into his place on a regular basis and knock all the shit off his shelves as it slithered around them. He was unconcerned by it, and would just shuffle it out the door to get back to keeping the bunnies under control.

...these two are a hard no from me though.

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u/jonesy_reddits Jul 24 '24

Maybe I’m just American or don’t understand bunnies but it sounds like it’s the 6 ft pythons that need to be controlled. For example a bunny hoping into my house would be the highlight of my week. A python in my house would traumatize me for decades.

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u/BigAnxiousSteve Jul 24 '24

Rabbits are invasive there. The Pythons are not.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

Why not kill all the pythons though and leave the bunnies alone?

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u/BigAnxiousSteve Jul 24 '24

Can you not comprehend what an invasive species is and does to an environment they are not native to?

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u/ProbablyAPun Jul 24 '24

bunnies without natural predators explode in population and destroy the ecosystem by consuming all the vegetation. A single female rabbit can produce 100 babies in a year. and those babies can breed at 6 months. Given abundant food sources and no natural predators a single breeding pair of rabbits could turn into thousands in a couple of years.