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Posted by: cychluraguy at Sat Feb 20 09:05:18 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by cychluraguy ]  
   

This is what it says on Wikipedia.
Rob

Native to southern Asia, the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) is a relatively new invasive species in the Everglades. The species can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 m) long and they compete with alligators for the top of the food chain. Florida wildlife officials speculate that escaped pythons have begun reproducing in an environment for which they are well-suited. In Everglades National Park alone, agents removed more than 1,200 Burmese python from the park as of 2009.

The invasive species that causes the most damage is the cat, both domestic and feral. Cats that are let outside live close to suburban populations and have been estimated to number 640 per square mile. In such close numbers in historic migratory areas, they have devastating effects on migratory bird populations


   

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