";s:4:"text";s:3604:" May be found in lower elevations along the southern border, but literature is vague on this subject, Distribution poorly documented and hotly disputed among authorities. Cold weather and the potential range of invasive Burmese pythons. Males from Florida reach a maximum of 144 inches (12 feet, 365 cm), whereas the record female from Florida is 199 inches (16.6 feet, 506 cm). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 413:56-59. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002209811100520X, Hart, K. M., Cherkiss, M. S., Smith, B. J., Mazzotti, F. J., Fujisaki, I., Snow, R. W., Dorcas, M. E., 2015. Murphy and Henderson (1997) state: "rain forest, mangrove swamps, savanna, scrub forests and semideserts". Generate a print friendly version containing only the sections you need. 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation : US Fish and Wildlife Service.26 pp. Due to the variable regulations around (de)registration of pesticides, your national list of registered pesticides or relevant authority should be consulted to determine which products are legally allowed for use in your country when considering chemical control. The smallest known mature Florida female was 1.85 m in snout-vent length and 5.1 kg in weight (Willson et al., 2014). Press, 347 pp, Kabisch K, 2002. Females grow larger than males. Biological Invasions, 18(11), 3309-3318. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-016-1221-3 doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1221-3, Stanford JW, Rodda GH, 2007. Herpetol. In 2010, P. bivittatus was listed as a conditional reptile species by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, prohibiting acquisition for personal possession and requiring reptile dealers, public exhibitors, researchers, and nuisance trappers to apply for a permit to import or possess pythons. of coldest month > 0°C and < 18°C, mean warmest month > 10°C, Cf - Warm temperate climate, wet all year, Warm average temp. 342 pp. CABI Compendium: Status inferred from regional distribution.
The Burmese python is a subspecies of Python molurus, which is found throughout southeast Asia, from Pakistan to Indonesia (though absent from the Philippines). No restoration efforts have been proposed specifically to compensate for the presence of P. bivittatus in Florida. P. molurus was historically distributed almost throughout India. Herpetological Bulletin, 101:5-7, Snow RW, Johnson VM, Brien ML, Cherkiss MS, Mazzotti FJ, 2007. University of Kansas Science Bulletin. Chinese Journal of Zoology. After a heavy meal, they are disinclined to move. Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park.