Wild 8ft Burmese Python found in the Florida Everglades!

[tacticalveterinarian]

This is a wild Burmese python encountered on a rainy night in the Florida Everglades. Unfortunately this species is an invasive species disrupting the ecosystem. This individual was approximately 8 feet and was removed from the park by licensed officials.

Can't deny they are there! I've found 3 total (2 adults, 1 baby) within 3 nights of field herping in the Everglades.

[Zincubus]

This is a wild Burmese python encountered on a rainy night in the Florida Everglades. Unfortunately this species is an invasive species disrupting the ecosystem. This individual was approximately 8 feet and was removed from the park by licensed officials.

Can't deny they are there! I've found 3 total (2 adults, 1 baby) within 3 nights of field herping in the Everglades.

I was under the impression that there were thousands of them in the EverGlades !?!

I'm sure I've seen a few programs where there were teams collecting loads each evening , truly massive sized ones as well .

[redshepherd]

I don't know what dingdongs are denying that they're there, because last I checked, there were still hundreds or thousands in the everglades LOL.

[dr del]

I was under the impression that there were thousands of them in the EverGlades !?!

I'm sure I've seen a few programs where there were teams collecting loads each evening , truly massive sized ones as well .

That is largely a matter of some debate after a few bad winters I think.

The barkers (vpi.com ) are probably a good place to start looking for recent information. Also greg graziani There is a lot of debate about how far / if they will spread or thrive.

[tacticalveterinarian]

It's very difficult to truly get an accurate population estimate, but they are definitely well established! The Everglades is such a large park and you can walk right by a large python coiled in the dense brush without noticing it.

[Ba11er]

hopefully we can find some use for these and other invasive species. If they become worth the time and effort to collect people will do it themselves.

[Nellasaur]

hopefully we can find some use for these and other invasive species. If they become worth the time and effort to collect people will do it themselves.

There's probably not something equivalent to this you could so with pythons, but there's a dog treat company here in St. Louis that's catching the invasive Asian carp species we're dealing with and making them into various types of dog treats. That's pretty awesome to me.

[cristacake]

I have heard that the main problem with these Florida burms (as far as finding a "use" for them) is that they were evaluated and found to contain unsafe levels of mercury in their flesh. A lot of people had hoped to hunt them as a local source of exotic meat, from what I've read.








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[Nellasaur]

Yikes. That's really unfortunate.

[redshepherd]

NOT my drawing- an amusing thing someone posted about the burmese pythons in Florida.