Nature: Invasion of the Pythons

I am watching a very interesting Nature program on PBS called Invasion of the Pythons.    I guess it caught my eye because earlier today on KNX 1070, a local news radio station, they mentioned that open season starts in March in Florida.  You can view a Naples newspaper article by clicking here.

Comments:

• By 2 years of age, they are big enough to start eating pigs.
• They can eat whole crocodiles and digestion is complete within 6 days (skull, skin, bones, etc)
• They nest and are reproducing in the wild
• They have 4 rows of teeth on the top and 2 rows of teeth on the bottom
• 2 pits to sense heat
• Florida keys have a Burmese Python surveillance program with traps set up to protect a wood rat
• Farmers are not surprised to plow into a Python
• Drivers are used to needing to steer around these snakes

View the program at the above link.  Even though it was very interesting, I do not plan on moving to Florida anytime soon.

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