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Florida Python Challenge
The Florida Python Challenge is an annual, ten-day competition where professional and novice participants join in the effort to remove invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Past the goal of removing pythons, the competition also serves as a conservation effort to raise awareness about invasive species An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment. Invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage. The term can also be used for native spec ...’ impacts to the local ecology and to encourage the public to continuously remove Burmese python, Burmese pythons from the wild. It is supported by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and Ron DeSantis, Governor Ron DeSantis. Most recently, in 2024, the Florida Python Challenge resulted in the total removal of 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Python (6887388927)
The Burmese python (''Python bivittatus'') is one of the List of largest snakes, largest species of snakes. It is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of the Indian python, but is now recognized as a distinct species. It is an Burmese pythons in Florida, invasive species in Florida as a result of the pet trade. Description The Burmese python is a dark-colored non-venomous snake with many brown blotches bordered by black down the back. In the wild, Burmese pythons typically grow to , while specimens of more than are unconfirmed. This species is sexually dimorphic in size; females average only slightly longer, but are considerably heavier and bulkier than the males. For example, length-weight comparisons in captive Burmese pythons for individual females have shown: at length, a specimen weighed , a specimen of just over weighed , a specimen of weighed , and a spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
