{"id":27660,"date":"2016-02-23T23:48:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T04:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=27660"},"modified":"2016-02-23T23:48:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T04:48:07","slug":"when-man-interferes-with-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=27660","title":{"rendered":"When Man Interferes With Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Hinderaker<\/a> at Power Line<\/a> posted an article yesterday about a wildlife plan in Massachusetts<\/a> that seems a little unwise. Massachusetts had made some bad decisions in the past concerning wildlife–resulting in a rabies problem in certain areas of the state and an overabundance of raccoons, skunks, coyotes, and fisher cats, but this decision is really a bit over the top.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

A plan by the state to establish a colony of venomous timber rattlesnakes<\/a> on an off-limits island in Massachusetts\u2019 largest body of water has some rattled by visions of dangerous serpents slithering through the surrounding woods, attacking hikers, fishermen and hunters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…There are only about 200 of the endangered snakes indigenous to Massachusetts left in five scattered pockets from greater Boston<\/a> to the Berkshires<\/a>, French (Tom French of the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife<\/a>) said. Loss of habitat and human-caused deaths means they could disappear altogether, which is why the Quabbin<\/a> project is so critical.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Massachusetts built Route 128<\/a> around Boston<\/a>, they discovered nests of rattlesnakes. Those nests are pretty much gone now. I suspect that most residents of the state consider that a good thing.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

The public\u2019s concerns stem from the fact that rattlesnakes can swim and the island is connected to the mainland by a pair of narrow causeways, French said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think we can expect property values on the mainland overlooking the island to decrease rapidly. This is simply not smart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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