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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
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18 fooot Burmese Python removed from Everglades National Park
The Burmese Python is an invasive species in the Everglades National Park and they are removed from the park and surrounding areas on a normal basis and destroyed humanly.
One of the more recent pythons removed was a large 18 foot 3 inch female Burmese Python. This animal has been getting a lot of press because it is the second longest snake removed from the wild in the state of Florida, with the largest being 18 feet 7 inches.
Both of these snake are quite impressive considering the longest Burmese python ever confirmed was 18 feet 10 inches named "baby" and was owned by Louis Daddono. Mr Daddono published a scientific article titled "The Corrected Lengths of Two Well-known Giant Pythons and the Establishment of a New Maximum Length Record for Burmese Pythons, Python bivittatus " In which he argued that 18 feet 10 inches should now be considered the current maximum length of the Burmese python.
Sources:
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/18-foot-long-burmese-python-found-and-caught-florida
The Corrected Lengths of Two Well-known Giant Pythons and the Establishment of a New Maximum Length Record for Burmese Pythons, Python bivittatus
By David G. Barker , Stephen L. Barten, DVM , Jonas P. Ehrsam and Louis Daddono
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Snakes/Information-News/National-Park-Service-Personel-Remove-18-foot-Burmese-Python-From-Everglades-National-Park-Trending/
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The Burmese Python is an invasive species in the Everglades National Park and they are removed from the park and surrounding areas on a normal basis and destroyed humanly.
One of the more recent pythons removed was a large 18 foot 3 inch female Burmese Python. This animal has been getting a lot of press because it is the second longest snake removed from the wild in the state of Florida, with the largest being 18 feet 7 inches.
Both of these snake are quite impressive considering the longest Burmese python ever confirmed was 18 feet 10 inches named "baby" and was owned by Louis Daddono. Mr Daddono published a scientific article titled "The Corrected Lengths of Two Well-known Giant Pythons and the Establishment of a New Maximum Length Record for Burmese Pythons, Python bivittatus " In which he argued that 18 feet 10 inches should now be considered the current maximum length of the Burmese python.
Sources:
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/18-foot-long-burmese-python-found-and-caught-florida
The Corrected Lengths of Two Well-known Giant Pythons and the Establishment of a New Maximum Length Record for Burmese Pythons, Python bivittatus
By David G. Barker , Stephen L. Barten, DVM , Jonas P. Ehrsam and Louis Daddono
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Snakes/Information-News/National-Park-Service-Personel-Remove-18-foot-Burmese-Python-From-Everglades-National-Park-Trending/
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