With no natural predators in the Sunshine State, pythons native to Southeast Asia have taken over the Florida Everglades. Unlike the marsh-loving Burmese python, the Indian python prefers a high, drier habitat. “There has been evidence of severe small mammal declines linked to the Burmese python invasion in South Florida,” Hunter said. “We’ve seen that these pythons can remove 90 percent or greater of the mammals throughout the Everglades,” Hunter said. Fish and Wildlife Service, approximately 99,000 Burmese pythons were imported to the U.S. between 1996 and 2006.

Source: Fox News September 10, 2018 19:41 UTC