Tuesday, July 28, 2015

This Terrifyingly Large Python Was Caught In The Everglades

Nooooooooooooooope.

The Everglades in Florida are among the most famous — and beautiful — wetlands in America.

The Everglades in Florida are among the most famous — and beautiful — wetlands in America.

Everglades National Park / Via Facebook: EvergladesNationalPark

Home to hundreds of species, many of them unique, the Everglades are a testament to the beauty of nature...

Home to hundreds of species, many of them unique, the Everglades are a testament to the beauty of nature...

Everglades National Park / Via Facebook: EvergladesNationalPark

BUT ALSO TO JUST HOW HORRIBLE NATURE IS.

BUT ALSO TO JUST HOW HORRIBLE NATURE IS.

USGS

The invasive snake species has plagued the national park in recent decades, breeding rapidly and massacring native animals, U.S. Geological Survey biologist Dr. Bryan Falk told BuzzFeed News. In the picture above, Falk is pictured holding the tail of the snake, which he described as the second most dangerous part of the animal because of "the potential to be defecated on." ??

This monster was caught by two python researchers who spotted it by the side of the road one night, Falk said. It was later "humanely euthanized," according to the National Parks Service.

"We did conduct a necropsy. The results confirmed that this was a female, it had not reproduced this season, and the stomach was empty," Linda Friar, the NPS acting public affairs officer, said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.


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