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Invasive Burmese pythons now stalked by other snakes in Everglades

New U.S. Geological Survey study has found that several Cottonmouths with juvenile Burmese pythons in their stomachs. (Courtesy: (Left image, Ross Studlar) (Right image, Frank Ridgley, Zoo Miami))

EVERGLADES NAT'L PARK, Fla. – For years, the Burmese python has run rampant in the Florida Everglades.

The invasive snake has eaten everything in its path, including full-sized White-tailed deer whole.

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Now, it appears a new predator is on the scene with its sights set on the python.

The National Park just posted pictures, and revealed that the Florida cottonmouth, also known as a Water Moccasin, was seen at Shark Valley in the Everglades.

And a new U.S. Geological Survey study has found several Cottonmouths with juvenile Burmese pythons in their stomachs.

New U.S. Geological Survey study has found that several Cottonmouths with juvenile Burmese pythons in their stomachs. (Courtesy: Frank Ridgley, Zoo Miami)

When allowed to grow, pythons can become big beasts.

Jake Waleri and Steven Gauta bagged the longest documented Burmese python ever caught in Florida.

They stumbled upon a 19-foot beast in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Naples in July 2023.

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