Burmese Python

wildlife

Large snakes in Florida belong to two groups: native species that have always been part of the ecosystem and nonnative species that arrived via the pet trade and now breed in th...

invasive-species

Florida’s invasive Burmese python population originated from escaped or released pets and has established a large breeding population in the Everglades, disrupting native ecos...

reptiles

The record Burmese python refers to the largest confirmed individual of this invasive snake in the wild or captivity, typically measured by length and weight. Native to Southeas...

invasive-species

Burmese pythons became invasive in South Florida in the early 2000s, following decades of importation and accidental or intentional releases from the pet trade. Established bree...

invasive-species-wildlife

Burmese pythons are capable of eating deer , and verified reports document adult pythons killing and consuming white-tailed deer and other mid sized prey in their introduced ran...

wildlife-removal

The question “biggest snake caught in Florida” sounds simple, but it hides a tangle of definitions. Do you mean longest? Heaviest? Wild-caught only, or does captivity count?...

wildlife-invasion

Burmese pythons eating deer is a rare but documented predation event in Florida, illuminating the ecological consequences of an established invasive population. These large cons...