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Morphometric and arboreal habitat use data of Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) and associated digital media files in Big Cypress National Preserve, FL November 2017 to December 2024

July 28, 2026

These data represent morphometric and radiotracking data of invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in Big Cypress National Preserve in southern Florida. This data release includes two csv spreadsheets, one folder with photos, and one folder with videos that are all from 01 November 2017 to 31 December 2024. One csv spreadsheet contains morphometric data of 356 radiotracked juvenile and adult pythons. Another csv spreadsheet contains behavioral and arboreal habitat details of 112 radiotracking events of 56 different individual adult and juvenile pythons. One folder includes 11 photographic images of seven adult and four juvenile pythons in arboreal habitat, and one additional folder includes two videos of pythons in arboreal habitat.

Publication Year 2026
Title Morphometric and arboreal habitat use data of Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) and associated digital media files in Big Cypress National Preserve, FL November 2017 to December 2024
DOI 10.5066/P1UJJNVA
Authors Lisa M Mcbride, Amanda M Kissel, Amy A Yackel, Sarah R Sherburne, Matthew F Metcalf, Jacquelyn C Guzy, Kristen M Hart, Christina M. Romagosa, Mark R Sandfoss
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Fort Collins Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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