Anaconda In Florida Everglades

Jason leon 31 of miami was briefly a district hunter but found the state s record longest python 18 feet 8.
Anaconda in florida everglades. Talk about your unwanted guests. A pregnant female more than 17ft 5 2 metres long and weighing 140lb or 63 5kg. Wildlife officials removed 5 000 from the everglades according to a statement from the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission. The climate is humid and warm similar to that of south america.
However the anaconda species is geared for a better chance of survival because they aren t prey for fire ants like their python cousins. On a muggy day about 10 years ago in the florida everglades jack shealy was riding his bike along a dirt road leading into the trail lakes. The green anacondas arrival in the florida everglades has become incredibly destructive to the ecosystem. Snake hunters have captured what they say is the largest python ever found in the swamps of the florida everglades.
The national park is the ideal habitat for anacondas to survive. The everglades national park consists of more than 1 5 million acres and is discoverable at the bottom of florida s peninsula. 5 000 snakes captured in the everglades since wildlife managers started paying hunters to remove the destructive.