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Burmese Python

Python Molurus Bivittatus   "The Tattle-Tale Strangler"
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Characteristics

  • Capable of reaching 23 feet in length
  • Tan with dark splotches along back and sides
  • Pyramid shaped head
  • Dark arrow-shaped wedge extending toward nose
  • Semi-aquatic
  • Kills by constriction
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Origins

  • South China
  • India
  • Burma
  • Thailand
  • Malay Archipelago
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Preferred Habitat

  • Rainforest near streams
  • Grassland
  • Swamp
  • Marshland
  • Rocky Foothills
  • South Florida and Florida Keys
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Bad-Doings

  • Brings down population of native species it's preying on
  • Consumes the endangered Key Largo Woodrat
  • Sometimes attacks owners
  • Motorist hazard
  • Threatens ecosystem
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Control

  • Pythons captured and removed from environment
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