They caught an incredible creature in a swamp in Florida

April 8, 2019

In the nature reserve where it was found, this species is considered "invasive" and they have been trying to fight it for many years but have never found one of this magnitude.

In the nature reserve Tall cypress, situated at Florida, United States it was the place where they captured a python more than five meters long and 63.5 kilos. This is the largest specimen found at this location, where it is considered "invasive".

Burmese pythons pose a great threat to Florida's native wildlifeThis is why Reserve authorities are seeking to innovate with techniques to combat these invasive species.

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Now a female snake of 5.2 meters was found and information was confirmed from the Facebook page of the reservation Tall cypress I have 73 eggs in development and they found their location thanks to the radio transmitters placed in the male pythons. "The team followed one of the sentinel men via the transmitter and found this huge woman nearby," she said on the social network.

The Burmese python has been considered an invasive species since its first appearance on wild reserves in the 1980s. This spice is native to Asia but it is thought that many people in Florida had them as pets and when they observed the size they had reached, they were released. In turn, pythons escaped from a tank destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

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These animals have no natural predators in Florida and have caused a significant decline of mammals in the region."They have a very negative impact on animals such as deer, birds and even panthers – it's not fun to sacrifice them, but to protect the many native species of Big Cypress," said the reserve. a comment on his Facebook page.

Source: BBC World