";s:4:"text";s:2647:" burmese python predators, ... Florida--unlike Wyoming's stance on wolves. The Burmese python is one the largest snakes in the world and can reach lengths of up to 19 feet. Starting in the 1980s, the swamps of the South Florida Everglades have been overrun by one of the most damaging invasive species the region has ever seen: the Burmese python. The Burmese python's reign is challenging the Everglades apex predator, the alligator. A female Burmese python may lay 50-100 eggs and will wrap its body around the clutch to keep it warm and to defend the eggs against predators. However, Indian pythons, P. molurus molurus, are generally smaller. The female python can raise its temperature by rhythmically twitching muscles, which generates heat and helps incubate the eggs. Recently, Mike Kimmel, a hunter with the SFWMD, rescued a 4-foot alligator from the grip of a 10-foot python. Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are native to Southeast Asia.However, since the end of the 20th century, they have become an established breeding population in South Florida.Although Burmese pythons were first sighted in Everglades National Park in the 1990s, they were not officially recognized as a reproducing population until 2000. Behavior of the Burmese Python.
Burmese Python. The Burmese python is one the largest snakes in the world and can reach lengths of up to 19 feet. For the most part, these reptiles are solitary creatures. Most of their hunting occurs at night, and they bask in the sun during the day. As ambush predators, they spend most of their time hiding in the underbrush waiting for prey to come to them. Burmese pythons hatch from eggs laid by the female adult python. They will only interact with one another for the sake of breeding. Indian pythons are divided into two subspecies, which can be distinguished by physical characteristics. Burmese pythons, native to southeast Asia, are ... do not attempt evasive action.