Posted on 03/08/2016 11:32:00 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Climate change could see a new risk slithering into Canada: snakes.
New research has found that rising temperatures could drive several deadly species northward to new areas, bringing them across the U.S. border with Canada. By 2050, some snakes could make their way as far north as Alberta, Quebec and southern Ontario.
Researchers at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute used climate models to predict the ranges of more than 75 poisonous snake species across the Americas.
For this study, researchers looked at different scenarios for each of the snake species - one in which the world cut down its dependency on carbon fuels and the other in which it didn't and it continued to warm.
For Jeremy Kerr, professor of biology at the University of Ottawa, snakes face greater risks from humans than vice-versa.
"For snakes, much like other species, it is adapt or die," he said.
For Kerr, the real message of this study is that "climate change is a dangerous experiment that creates real impacts in terms of biological diversity and we will be better off not changing climate than thinking about models of managing snake bite risks."
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1000 words.
We already have them, in the White House.
Climate change could send venomous snakes slithering north
Shouldn’t describe illegal aliens in those terms
Ha ha, no way, solar-driven global cooling is going to drive them all into MEXICO, ha ha ha!
Just another story designed to scare people into giving up their hard-earned money. I read one story that said because of an increase in CO2, poison ivy would grow faster. No mention in the article that food plants would grow quicker as well.
Snakes will go north because it is colder there? That’s what they used to claim, that it would get colder.
I don’t see a problem here. Just more illegals for Canada to accept. Here’s some advise, watch out for the asps.
Just as long as they keep them off the planes! LOL never could get myself to watch that one.
I think you eggheads have been lying to us about this "climate change" crap..
I thought most verminous snakes were already in the north! I can deal with the ones here. It is the slick talking DC kinds I can’t stand.
Damn, he looks just like a snake.
“Biodiversity”
What in the hell is that?
Just ask Europe.
We were warned about the Snow Snakes fifty years ago when sent in the military to Canada and Alaska!
They didn’t know I already knew what a Snow Snake was.
Would be the 3rd mass migration of poisonous snakes to Canada.
Not to worry—Trump is going to build a wall. They can put something around it to kill them little bastards. Trump will design it. Mexico will pay for it.
Unwanted Snakea. That’s what a .410 shotguns is for. To clear a snake out of your way.
I think spiders are scarier. They should have picked spiders.
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