One 14ft Burmese python shot dead after an 18-ft one was caught in the Everglades

Burmese pythons in America – while one 14ft specimen was shot dead in a Missouri yard after it had apparently been targeting pets in the area, another 18-ft one had been captured some time back in the Everglades. This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 30 July 2015.

The 14ft, 160lb python had been spotted in rural Warren County at the same time that two dogs and three chickens went missing. These have apparently become fodder for the snake. It was later shot dead.
As per a Missouri Department of Conservation official, owners who keep them as pets usually dump them outdoors when they get too big.
It comes after a female Burmese python measuring 18ft 3ins and weighing 133lbs, was captured on Shark Valley tram road on 9 July. It was captured along a wildlife-watching trail in Everglades National Park and was the second largest to be caught in Florida.
On a rough estimated there are nearly 100,000 pythons in South Florida – these Burmese pythons came to Florida decades ago as a result of the international pet trade.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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