Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID238325
GroupReptiles-Snakes
GenusPython
Speciesbivittatus
Common NameBurmese Python
StateFL
CountyMonroe
LocalityKey Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Bay-Florida Keys
HUC8 Number03090203
HUC10 NameUpper Florida Keys
HUC10 Number0309020302
HUC12 NameUpper Florida Keys
HUC12 Number030902030200
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month4
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16657
Author:Greene, D.U., J.M. Potts, J.G. Duquesnel, and R.W. Snow
Date:2007
Title:Python Molurus Bivittatus (Burmese Python). USA: Florida: Monroe Co.
Journal:Herpetological Review
Volume:38
Issue:3
Pages:355
CommentsTracked down by a transmitter on a woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli) in the snake's stomach. Found at http://www.upperkeysreporter.com/articles/2007/04/27/news/news20.tx Accessed 5/3/07 First Record for the Florida Keys.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordcounty
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History-Gainesville, FL
Museum Cat NumberUF 151037
VerifierKenneth L. Krysko, FMNH
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size200 cm SVL, 5.7 kg


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