In the tall grass, a group of people found themselves looking down at a big, long and slimy creature; a huge snake. It wasn’t just any ordinary snake either, it was record-breaking. Meet the 215-pound Burmese Python!
The huge Python was found on June 22, in Everglades National Park. It weighed 215-pounds (98 kilograms), was as long as 18-feet (5 meters) and was a female. The record-holder before her was a 185-pound(84-kilograms) variety found in Naples, Florida in 2021.
The interesting thing is that biologists found many things in the euthanized snake’s stomach. There were 12 emerging eggs, which is actually another record, as it is the most found in a female Python during breeding season.
Biologists also found evidence that an adult white-haired deer was once in the snake’s stomach. The deer was an important food source where it lives as it not only serves the Python.
The Conservancy’s environmental science project manager, Ian Bartoszek, said that the founding and the removal of the huge snake has an important role to play because these kind of animals destroy the breeding system and the ecosystem of the Everglades. “This is the wildlife issue of our time for southern Florida.” he said.
The finding would not have if it was not for Dionysus a male Python. Because males attract females, the biologists were suspected when Dion always just went to one place in the radio transmitter they fitted on him.
The huge Python was found on June 22, in Everglades National Park. It weighed 215-pounds (98 kilograms), was as long as 18-feet (5 meters) and was a female. The record-holder before her was a 185-pound(84-kilograms) variety found in Naples, Florida in 2021.
The interesting thing is that biologists found many things in the euthanized snake’s stomach. There were 12 emerging eggs, which is actually another record, as it is the most found in a female Python during breeding season.
Biologists also found evidence that an adult white-haired deer was once in the snake’s stomach. The deer was an important food source where it lives as it not only serves the Python.
The Conservancy’s environmental science project manager, Ian Bartoszek, said that the founding and the removal of the huge snake has an important role to play because these kind of animals destroy the breeding system and the ecosystem of the Everglades. “This is the wildlife issue of our time for southern Florida.” he said.
The finding would not have if it was not for Dionysus a male Python. Because males attract females, the biologists were suspected when Dion always just went to one place in the radio transmitter they fitted on him.
