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Nonnative Burmese pythons now occupy a wide variety of habitats in the park, including uplands, freshwater wetlands and the saline coastal fringe.
Alligator and python struggle.
(Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey/photo by Lori Oberhofer, National Park Service)
Alligator and python struggle.
Python on nest
(Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey/photo by Jemeema Carrigan, University of Florida)
Invasive Burmese python on her nest in South Florida.
Big Burmese python
(Image credit: Mike Rochford)
Big Burmese python
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Burmese Python Killed
(Image credit: South Florida Water Management District)
Florida officials said they bagged one of the biggest Burmese pythons ever found in the state: an 18.2-foot-long (5.5 meters) female weighing some 150 pounds (68 kilograms) on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. [Read full story]
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