Python bivittatus
Python bivittatus
(Burmese Python)
Reptiles-Snakes
Exotic

Impact ID5260
Impact TypeFood Web
Study TypeExperimental
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionPopulation declines of Procyon lotor (Raccoon), Didelphis virginiana (Opossum), and Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Gray Fox) due to predation by Python bivittatus are associated with declines in mammalian predation on turtle nests.
Reference37099
Great Lakes RegionNo
Cost 
LocationFlorida

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