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http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/01/14/African-rock-pythons-caught-in-Florida/UPI-42101263489077/
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MIAMI, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Five African rock pythons were captured in Miami-Dade County, Fla., leading to concerns of an increased invasive constrictor snake population, an official says.
George Horne, deputy executive director of the South Florida Water Management District, said the capture of at least five African rock pythons -- one measured 14 feet long -- during a state-coordinated hunt this week has prompted concerns the snake species may be breeding and also could cross-breed with Burmese pythons, another exotic reptile multiplying in the region.
Officials fear a possible mixed-breed snake in the Everglades would help increase the large constrictor snake population in the region, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Wednesday.
Adding to such concerns is the fact the African rock python is known as a very dangerous snake in its native territory. Deborah Drum, deputy director
for the district's restoration sciences department, said rock pythons in Africa have been known to attack anything from goats and crocodiles to children.
"They are bigger and meaner than the Burmese python ... . It's not good news," Drum told the Sun-Sentinel.
District officials said a growing number of snakes have been seeking refuge in flood control levees since unusually cold temperatures in Florida recently.
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 Here we go - More Dangerous pythons!!! - Ravenspirit, Thu Jan 14 13:08:20 2010
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