If Burmese pythons from the other side of the world can become established here, why not the larger green anaconda, which comes from South America? Crocodiles? Venomous snakes? There’s always a risk that other dangerous species besides the Burmese python could get a foothold in Florida. Python Week: How many wild critters does it take to grow a 13-foot python?ĭeadly Burmese pythons: Summer means it's time for biologists to crank out necropsiesįemale pythons targeted: Scout pythons help scientists battle spread of giant snakes as program passes 10th year
Tips: How you can humanely kill a Burmese python and other big snake tips and pointers So if what gets loose is dangerous, we have a big problem. The problem is that just about anything that gets loose in Florida lives. Most invasive species, though a nuisance, aren’t likely to kill you. Some people release them on purpose to establish a wild population. Sometimes the animals just escape, or a violent storm gives them a jailbreak of sorts. Owners who release their exotic pets when they get too big. They get here in a variety of ways: Smugglers. Vincent Island, rhesus macaques in Ocala, Nile monitors in Cape Coral, Vervet monkeys near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and thousands of monk parakeets throughout the state.ĪMAZING VIDEOS: Watch the best python videos from our archives. If it was just Burmese pythons, that would be bad enough.īut Florida is crawling with invasive animals: Sambar deer on St.
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