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"The Burmese Python is native to Southeast Asia. Now it is thriving in Florida, due to pet owners who set them free. They have found the climate very agreeable and are now battling it out with alligators at the top of the food chain."
NBC Video: Pythons on the loose in Florida
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It's Open Season On Florida's Pythons. NPR, 2009.
"The Burmese Python is native to Southeast Asia. Now it is thriving in Florida, due to pet owners who set them free. They have found the climate very agreeable and are now battling it out with alligators at the top of the food chain."
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NBC Video: Pythons on the loose in Florida
Related reading:
It's Open Season On Florida's Pythons. NPR, 2009.
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