Burmese python

Python molurus ssp. bivittatus Kuhl, 1820

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Record ID:615798
Location:Miami-Dade County, Florida
Source:Skip Snow, Everglades National Park
Project:EDDMapS Florida
Habitat:Other
Locality:Everglades National Park, About 1.5 miles south of US 41, on the east side of the L-67 ext. canal levee
Comments:Observed at 10:20 hrs in a loose coil with the head and forward 1/3 or so of the body in shade, and the rest of the body in full sun. Very warm out, with air temp in upper 80s. Caught and killed by SFWMD employee R. Hill. Hill and Snow examined the carcass on May 8th. She had 59 large oviductal eggs. All fertile, with very small embryos. Stomach was empty, and a moderate amount of fecal material was collected from the lower GI tract, however nothing was immediately identifiable. Contents retained for further examination.
Coordinates:25.7364, -80.67287
NADatum:WGS84
Ownership:National Park Service
Ownership:Everglades
Method:WAAS GPS
Precision:Accurate
Study Type:Reported
Data Type:Point Record
Identified by:Skip Snow
Herbarium:Florida Museum of Natural History Herpetology Collection - Record ID: UF 165921
Identification Credibility:Verified
Observation DateMay 7, 2009
Date EnteredMay 11, 2009
Reference:Skip Snow, National Park Service, personal communication
FWC Observation ID: 8050
Number Collected: 1
Verification Method: Voucher Photographs
Year Accuracy: Actual
Date Updated: December 21, 2011
Source Type: Web Report

Photo By: Skip Snow, Everglades National Park Photo By: Skip Snow, Everglades National Park
Photo By: Skip Snow, Everglades National Park
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Last updated on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 03:17 PM