the Florida peninsula is uninhabitable

Yes, of course, almost no non-mammal pet, and certainly no reptile, is ever really tamed. That is true. And all snakes are carnivore, so they have relatively strong attacking instincts. But I don't want a snake to cuddle. I want a girl to cuddle. I want a snake because they are so awesome!!

And yes, I know that the introduction of Pythonidae to south Florida has become a problem.

But dear, the real problem is that the Florida peninsula is uninhabitable. It is far too hot, far too humid, far too prone to hurricanes, far too populated with dangerous local animals anyway, and not fertile enough. It cannot sustain a human population exceeding a few thousands, really.

The Amerindians understood this, and sparsely populated it.

The Spanish understood this, and sparsely populated it - and mostly, just as ports and just because they needed the ports to improve the protection of the mainland and the Greater Antilles, which *were* valuable and inhabitable.

Even the early Americans understood this, and only populated the Panhandle and the peninsula from Tampa to the north. They even sent Indians from elsewhere to die in the peninsula, didn't they??? Well, it was precisely because they knew it was uninhabitable.

And then came (sorry if I sound racist - it is not my intention, but the historical movements had a rather strong ethnic component) the Jewish land developers and the Cuban and Haitian refugees. And they decided everybody should live there.

Obviously, when people live in an uninhabitable area, all sorts of bad things are gonna happen.

Like the nutcase Floridian pedo-laws. I also blame them on the uninhabitability of the peninsula affecting the mental capacity of their police forces and lawmakers (yes, I know Tallahassee is in the Panhandle, but still; demographically today the peninsula is more populated so there's gonna be more people from there in the houses).