Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1633850
GroupReptiles-Snakes
GenusPython
Speciesbivittatus
Common NameBurmese Python
StateLA
CountySt. John the Baptist
LocalityNear Ruddock, LA on Highway 51.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Maurepas
HUC8 Number08070204
HUC10 NameManchac Pass
HUC10 Number0807020405
HUC12 NameIllinois Central Gulf
HUC12 Number080702040503
Map
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Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusfailed
CommentsTwo female snakes. Both had empty digestive systems but fecal pellets contained white hair. This suggests that their most recent meal was lab rats or mice, and that they had not fed in the wild.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Number of Females2


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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