Science & Technology - Posted by Danielle Torrent-Florida on
Thursday, August 16, 2012 11:46 - 1 Comment Big momma python
breaks state records U. FLORIDA (US) — Scientists have found a
record-breaking 87 eggs in a 17-foot-17-inch Burmese python—the
largest snake ever discovered in Florida. Scientists at the
Florida Museum of Natural History on the University of Florida
campus examined the internal anatomy of the 164.5-pound snake on
Friday. The animal was brought to the Florida Museum from
Everglades National Park as part of a long-term project with the
US Department of the Interior to research methods for managing
the state’s invasive Burmese python problem. Following
scientific investigation, the snake will be mounted for
exhibition at the museum for about five years, and then returned
for exhibition at Everglades National Park. “A 17.5-foot snake
could eat anything it wants,” says Krysko. The invasive Burmese
pythons snack on native birds, deer, bobcats, alligators, and
other large animals. (Credit: Kriste