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Related: About this forumNew record set for largest python ever found in FL
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/14/huge-burmese-python-caught-floridaThe biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida, over five metres (17ft) long and weighing 74kg (11st 9lb), has been found in Everglades national park, the University of Florida said on Monday.
The snake was pregnant with 87 eggs, also said to be a record. Scientists said the python's stats show just how pervasive the invasive snakes, which are native to south-east Asia, have become in south Florida.
"It means these snakes are surviving a long time in the wild," said Kenneth Krysko, a snake expert at the Florida Museum of Natural History, where the euthanised snake was brought.
"There's nothing stopping them and the native wildlife are in trouble."
The snake was pregnant with 87 eggs, also said to be a record. Scientists said the python's stats show just how pervasive the invasive snakes, which are native to south-east Asia, have become in south Florida.
"It means these snakes are surviving a long time in the wild," said Kenneth Krysko, a snake expert at the Florida Museum of Natural History, where the euthanised snake was brought.
"There's nothing stopping them and the native wildlife are in trouble."
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New record set for largest python ever found in FL (Original Post)
MichaelSoE
Aug 2012
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hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)1. I'm normally very opposed to killing wildlife, but these damned things need to be exterminated.
They've already decimated the native mammal population--including raccoons, possums, and bobcats-- the native panther was already endangered before the introduction. Water birds will be next. Keep these damned things in THEIR native habitat.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)5. I agree, why not let the hunters have at it? And let them eat snake
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)2. Has it been named Monty ?
HelenWheels
(2,284 posts)3. What is 11st 9lb?
ornotna
(10,763 posts)4. It's British
11 Stone 9 pounds. 1 stone is equal to 14 pounds
2.2 pounds to a kilo
multiply 74 by 2.2
162.8 pounds
wordpix
(18,652 posts)6. multiply kg by 2.2 and you'll get pounds