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FCW: Burmese python with 111 eggs found in Florida, setting new state record

By Dani Medina
Published  July 14, 2023 12:23pm EDT
Florida
FOX 35 Orlando

Burmese python nest found with 111 eggs

The largest active Burmese python nest ever found was just discovered

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - Over 100 eggs from an invasive python nest were removed from the Florida Everglades this week, as seen in a shocking Facebook post from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 

The photo shows 111 Burmese python eggs that were removed by a FWC contractor. The agency said this is a record-breaking nest. 

The removal of the python and its eggs help to prevent a negative impact on Florida's native wildlife, FWC said. This species of python negatively impacts the Everglades ecosystem by preying upon and competing with native wildlife. 

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These snakes and other non-native reptiles "can be humanely killed on private lands at any time with landowner permission, as well as on 32 Commission-managed lands year-round," FWC said, adding that no permits or hunting licenses are needed.