Their presence in Florida is attributed to a writer from Chiefland who at some point imported the animals from their native habitat and released them near his hometown and in other locations across the state.
Kehadiran mereka di Florida dikatakan telah menjadi karya penulis yang ada di beberapa titik memindahkan hewan dari habitat asli mereka dan melepaskan mereka di dekat kota asalnya Chiefland dan di lokasi lain di seluruh negara bagian.