Snakes are a very common animal, and we may be more afraid of snakes than most other animals. Even if we don't see snakes with our own eyes, whenever we see pictures of snakes, or hear some snake-related news, we are more or less scared. If you encounter some super pythons up to several meters long, many people may be directly stunned, let alone catch them. However, there are some people who are not very afraid of snakes, and may be very excited when they find giant pythons, and even go to catch giant pythons.
The United States captures a 5.5-meter-long super python
5.5 meters long big snake, how big is that? If you straighten it, it's almost 1.5 stories tall.
The thing is, burmese pythons are an invasive species in the United States, and after invading the United States, these Burmese pythons have developed rapidly, posing a great threat to the local ecosystem. In order to protect the local ecosystem, the United States has taken many measures to catch these Burmese pythons. Ian Bartoszek, a wildlife biologist, said they installed radio transmitters on a male Burmese python to track their habits. Of course, other pythons did not know that they had been "undercover" by humans, and eventually, researchers found this 5.5-meter-long Burmese python weighing about 400 kilograms, which has set a record length in Florida, that is, this Burmese python is the largest Burmese python ever found in Florida.
Catching such a large super python is not an easy task, and the team of wildlife biologists wrestled with it for almost 20 minutes before subduing it while catching it. After being caught, 3 people are needed to carry it out of the woods. After all, this is a super python that is 5.5 meters long and weighs 400 pounds, and its "combat power" is also full.
However, this super python died when it was caught by the researchers at the research base, and then the body of the super python was kept in the cold storage. During the autopsy of the super python, the researchers found that there were 122 python eggs in the belly of the python, in addition to the remains of the white-tailed deer in the belly of the python. This discovery suggests that the python swallowed an entire adult white-tailed deer alive before dying.
The Burmese python appeared in the orchard with his family and mouth
It is not only the United States that burmese pythons have appeared, but also in many areas, for example, in a small village in Naliang Town, Fangchenggang, Guangxi, there are some Burmese pythons. After the people found these Burmese pythons, they called the police for help, and the police arrested the Burmese pythons after arriving at the scene, and at the scene, the police also found 23 snake eggs. After measurement, it was learned that this Burmese python was 3.1 meters long and weighed about 11 kilograms. Now, this Burmese python and snake eggs have been taken to the nature reserve by the police for release.
What the hell is a Burmese python
Although snakes are very common animals, but usually we see the length of snakes are only one or two meters in length, up to 3 meters, 5.5 meters of python is still relatively common, these four or five meters long Burmese python what kind of snake?
Burmese pythons, also known as Burmese rock pythons, southern snakes, qin snakes, etc., are one of the six largest surviving snakes in the world. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is said that the longest Burmese python is 9.75 meters long, but the authenticity of this data is debatable, in most cases, the length of the Burmese python is generally within 5 meters, and it is actually relatively rare to grow to more than 5 meters. Burmese pythons are mainly distributed in Southeast Asia, and there are also Burmese pythons in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other regions of China, and There are also Burmese pythons in the United States, which is far away from the other side of the ocean.
These Burmese pythons are very special, they will continue to grow throughout their lives, that is, they will grow very large, and the female Burmese pythons will be larger than the female Burmese pythons. Although Burmese pythons are non-venomous snakes, their attack power is quite amazing, and they can easily kill some mammals or reptiles.
Many friends may wonder, if we encounter these Burmese pythons, can we beat them? The Burmese python is a national second-level protected animal in our country and is protected, so in principle it cannot be beaten. After the discovery of these Burmese pythons, we can seek the help of the police, and after they are caught, they are generally released back into the protected area.