I live in fla. too. I know all too well that people have let their pets go, and that has caused a huge and terrible problem. Yes they could eat people! We have to do more to outlaw exotic pets, since so many can't be responsible. what it is doing to our wildlife populations is a crime. People should not be allowed to purchase them at all, and the providers of these animals should be prosecuted. My neighbor is an animal rescue person. The number of birds, reptiles and other exotics caught is testimony to the problem. she has numerous turtles, birds and snakes. she is overwhelmed at the problem. People should know better, and have the mind to know they are doing the wrong thing. How do you cure human ignorance? ginnie