Burmese python
Everglades invasive species
A Burmese python is a large constricting snake native to Southeast Asia, among the biggest snake species in the world.
Adults commonly reach 12 to 18 feet in length.
In the Florida Everglades, released or escaped Burmese pythons have become an invasive species, devastating native wildlife populations: Hunters are paid bounties to remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades.
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
- boaSqueeze-killer or neckwear
- giant snakeVery large serpent
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- jawBone holding teeth
tail · Southeast Asia · anaconda · reptile · Everglades · strike · cold blooded · ecological impact · native wildlife · wild boar · non-venomous · pet trade · captive breeding · oviparous · invasive species · wildlife management · water snake · pet
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- snakescobra, anaconda, boa, viper, rattlesnake
- MyanmarMyanmar, Mandalay, Theravada Buddhism, pagodas, Buddhist monks
- Asian reptilesking cobra, Indian cobra, saltwater crocodile, krait, pit viper
- Invasive Pestsemerald ash borer, spotted lanternfly, Asian giant hornet, gypsy moth, fire ant
- Pythons
Burmese pythonking cobra
Longest venomous serpent
black mamba · venomous snake · cobra · rattlesnake · coral snake
Burmese pythonnative species
Organisms originating in a region
American alligator · white-tailed deer · great blue heron · raccoon · opossum