Florida conservationists have captured a record-breaking Burmese python. 'We didn't realize just how large the snake was until we weighed her at the lab.'
The python is the heaviest ever captured in the state, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced on Wednesday.The huge reptile was captured by the conservancy as part of its invasive Burmese python research program. Biologists found the female by tracking a male"scout snake" named Dionysus with a radio transmitter. Males are attracted to the largest females, according to the conservancy.
As an invasive species, the pythons threaten Florida's native fauna, Bartoszek tells CNN. Florida state authorities have taken measures to minimize the population, like by hosting an annual"Python Challenge" to see who can remove and kill the most pythons.There is"no other Everglades in the world," said Bartoszek."It's a unique bioregion, it's a gem" -- which is jeopardized by the invasive pythons.
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