Florida fears African rock python invading Everglades
Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 00:35
in Biology & Nature
Three of the aggressive, nonnative snakes have been found near the national park, raising concern that the species is breeding in the wild. The largest snake in Africa, a powerful constrictor that consumes goats, wart hogs and crocodiles, has been found east of the Everglades, raising the possibility that it is breeding in the wild in a state already overrun with nonnative wildlife.