the essential
On October 24, 2024, international scientists documented images of a 4.5-meter python in the Everglades, these marshes in southwest Florida (United States) labeled a national park. However, many species there are endangered according to residents of the local community.
On October 24, 2024, international scientists documented images of a 4.5 meter python preying on a 35 kg deer in the Everglades, these marshes in southwest Florida (United States) labeled national park.
“It’s a bit like catching a serial killer in the act,” biologist Ian Bartoszek, a member of the Neapolitan Institute for the Preservation of Species in Florida, told our colleagues at CBS News. According to the scientific delegation behind the documentary, pythons feed on nearly 85 different species, whether deer, rabbits, large birds like vultures or herons, as evidenced by forensic examinations carried out. on these specimens.
The species in question, the Burmese Python (or bivittatus), is one of the largest snake species in the world, reaching up to 7 meters in the wild. Native to southern Asia, the latter settled in Florida after being imported there illegally. Since 2009, this species of python has been declared a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Also read:
Disappearance of a python in Fumel; welcome help in his search
“Today, most species are endangered in the Everglades”
In a century, the diversity of animal species populating the marshes of the Everglades has decreased considerably, reports a resident, who himself belongs to the fifth generation of a family of “gladesman”, a local community whose culture is based on practice of navigation, fishing and hunting. “When I was young, wildlife inhabited these marshes, but today, most of the species are endangered. My children will not know a third of them, and my grandchildren will hardly know any,” concludes he.
