Izinyoka ezinkulu, njengama-boa constrictors nezinhlwathi, kungenzeka zilimaze ezokuvakasha ezingxenyeni zaseFlorida naseningizimu ye-US, kutholwe umbiko omusha we-US Geological Survey.
Umbiko, okhishwe ngoLwesibili, awuzange ubeke idola emthelela wezomnotho wezinyoka ezinkulu, kodwa uthe izindleko ezinkulu zezomnotho, nakuba zingaqinisekile, kungenzeka zihlotshaniswe nokulimala kwezokuvakasha.
Izinhlwathi, okucatshangwa ukuthi zakhululwa ngemva kokuba abanikazi bezilwane ezifuywayo bekhathele ngazo, sezisungulwe e-Everglades naseningizimu yeFlorida. NgoJulayi, inhlwathi eyisilwane esifuywayo engamamitha ayisishiyagalolunye yaklinya ingane encane yaseFlorida embhedeni wayo ngemuva kokuba iphunyukile.
"Ukwesaba izinyoka akunangqondo ngokuphelele futhi ukuhlasela okukhulunywa ngakho kahle komuntu kungabeka engcupheni ibhizinisi lezokuvakasha," kusho umbiko.
Lo mbiko uphawule ukuthi zonke iziqhwaga ezinkulu ngeke zithandeke kwabanye abangaba izivakashi, nakuba umthelela ungase ube mkhulu ezindaweni ezincike kakhulu kwezokuvakasha, njengaseFlorida, eningizimu yeCalifornia, noma eHawaii.
Eminye imithelela yezomnotho yezinyoka ingase iqhamuke nokuhlasela kwezindawo zasemadolobheni; ukuthambekela kokudla izinkukhu eziphilayo nokuthwala izifo; kanye nokulimala kwezilwane zasendle okuthandwa abantu ababukela izinyoni nezinye izivakashi.
Izinhlwathi zingalawuleka eduze kwabanikazi bezinyoni futhi izikhulu zezilwane zasendle zingakwazi ukuvikela izindawo ezingazodwa njengeLower Florida Keys kuma-giant constrictors, kodwa izindleko zingaba phezulu, ngokusho kombiko.
Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, ummeli wase-US u-Tom Rooney, u-R-Fla., wethula umthetho wokuvumela ukuzingela kwezinhlwathi e-Everglades kanye noSenenja wase-US u-Bill Nelson, D-Fla. wethula umthetho wokuvala ukungeniswa kwezinyoka kwamanye amazwe.
Umbiko wenhlangano, nokho, uphawula ukuthi kungase kube nezindleko ezihlobene nokuphoqelela ukuvinjelwa kokuhweba ekungethweni kwezinyoka kwamanye amazwe.
