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Burmese Python

Burmese Python. By Alexis Finn. Natural History. Found in rainforest carnivorous Great swimmers Breed in early spring Range: 12-36 eggs Appearance: light colored, dark brown blotches bordered in black + pale belly prey-:amphibians, lizards, snakes, birds, and mammals

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Burmese Python

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  1. Burmese Python By Alexis Finn

  2. Natural History • Found in rainforest • carnivorous • Great swimmers • Breed in early spring • Range: 12-36 eggs • Appearance: light colored, dark brown blotches bordered in black + pale belly • prey-:amphibians, lizards, snakes, birds, and mammals • Among largest snakes in the world • Found near water + trees • Wild average: 12ft but can get to 23ft • Non-venomous: instead they squeeze prey to death

  3. Where it is Native • Native throughout: Southeast Asia • Includes: Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, and Indonesia • Native populations are considered threatened • Listed on Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) • Slaughtered for exotic skin and used in fashion industry

  4. When it was brought here • first reported in 2000 • Imported to the U.S. for the pet trade; • Wild populations established: escaped orintentionally released • 99,000 Burmese pythons were imported • Currently located in South Florida (in everglades) • Suitable because of hot moist area • Partly form hurricane Andrew-destroyed warehouses + they escaped

  5. Impact • Preys on native species • Some endangered: ex-Key Largo woodrat, • Competes with native species • Impacting natural order of south Florida's ecological communities because not constrained by natural factors

  6. Controlling and Preventing Spread • Over 1,800 removed from park since 2002 • Only small portion of total in Florida • Legislature created Conservancy-backed measure prohibiting personal possession of seven large constrictors • Scientists are investigating behavior and biology of these snakes • Use information to figure where they will go next

  7. Works cited • "Invasive Species: Animals - Burmese Python (Python MolurusBivittatus)." Invasive Species: Animals - Burmese Python (Python MolurusBivittatus). Web. 15 Nov. 2013. • "Burmese Python." Burmese Python. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. • "Burmese Python." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Dec. 2013. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. • "The Nature Conservancy. Protecting Nature. Preserving Life.™." Stopping a Burmese Python Invasion. Web. 15 Nov. 2013

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