The 63.5kg female reptile is the largest Burmese python ever removed from the Big Cypress National Preserve, and a member of an invasive species posing a significant threat to native wildlife.
Hunters working to remove invasive reptiles from a wildlife preserve in the Florida Everglades have captured a 5.2-metre Burmese python by tracing the movements of a potential breeding partner.The 63.kg reptile was carrying 73 developing eggs
Using radio transmitters to trace male pythons, the Big Cypress National Preserve hunters found the 63.5kg reptile last week. "She is the largest python ever removed from Big Cypress National Preserve — and she was caught because of research and a new approach to finding pythons," the post reads.
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