Diet of invasive Burmese Pythons (Python molorus bivittatus) in southern Florida, 1995-2020
July 10, 2023
Digestive tract contents were identified to provide an account of Burmese python diet. Diet contents came from 1716 pythons collected by cooperators during 1995-2020 from public and private lands across southern Florida, primarily within the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. Burmese pythons consumed 76 species of fauna across three taxonomic classes (Aves, Mammalia, and Reptilia).
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Title | Diet of invasive Burmese Pythons (Python molorus bivittatus) in southern Florida, 1995-2020 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9A0V89V |
| Authors | Christina M. Romagosa, Frank J. Mazzotti, Ray W. Snow, Ian Bartoszek, Carla Dove, Antonio Diego Juárez-Sánchez, Eric Suarez, Michael Rochford, Kenneth Krysko, Michael S Cherkiss, Bryan G Falk, Jillian M. Josimovich, Amy A Yackel, Andrea F Currylow, Kristen M Hart, Robert Reed |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Fort Collins Science Center |
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