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Alien Invasive Species Images
Burmese Python

 

 

Burmese python, Python molorus bivittatus
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Park Herptologist Skip Snow with captured python
Photo Courtesy Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park wildlife biologist with captured Burmese python, an invasive exotic animal to this park
Dr. Skip Snow in lab with Burmese python captured in Everglades National Park
 
Prescribed Fire in Everglades National Park  

Did You Know?
On April 21, 1958, Everglades National Park conducted the first prescribed fire for ecological management in both the Park and the National Park Service. This burn pioneered using fire as a resource management tool nationwide.

Last Updated: June 28, 2007 at 16:33 EST