I finally found the picture of me with the gator that had a dead Burmese python in its mouth. I've noticed a few people on the forums talking about the Burm problem down here in South Florida as if it's a myth, so I've been wanting to share some proof.

I had this photo tucked away on a backup CD that I happened to find tonight. This was shot on the Anhinga Trail the day after Christmas, 2005, during a motorcycle ride with some buddies.

Since then I have seen one or two more Burms, though it's primarily a southern Everglades problem, and I don't go there that much. I'm usually out west in the Big Cypress area. I don't know that there are as many Burms out there as some would have us believe - I think I would have seen more if there were 30,000 of them - but there is no doubt that they are out there.

Me with the gator and the snake (I was between haircuts, OK?):



A closer look. You can clearly see the snake's body alongside the gator's jaws: