www.facebook.com www.ceepackaging.com twitter @ceepackaging www.facebook.com Burmese pythons grow to 3.7 metres on average, while more than 4 metres is uncommon. The record maximum length for Burmese Pythons is held by a female named "Baby", that lived at Serpent Safari, Gurnee, Illinois for 27 years. Shortly after death, her actual length was determined to be 5.74 metres The Burmese Python is found throughout Southeast Asia. It is an excellent swimmer and needs a permanent source of water. They are good climbers and have prehensile tails. The importation and keeping of Burmese Pythons in Florida has led to some rather serious problems. A large number of pythons have made their way to the Everglades. They have thrived there, begun to reproduce prolifically, and become an invasive species. Since they have been known to eat endangered birds and alligators, these snakes present a new danger to an already fragile ecosystem. Figures from areas of the Everglades where the snakes a! re well established are alarming. Foxes and rabbits have disappeared. Sightings of raccoons are down by 99.3 per cent, opossums by 98.9 per cent, and white-tailed deer by 94.1 per cent. A paper published by the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, claims bird and coyote populations are threatened, alongside already-rare rival predatory species, such as Florida panthers. Burmese Pythons are mainly nocturnal rainforest dwellers. When younger they are equally at home on the ground and in trees
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