Python basking on the branch of a coastal plain willow in Big Cypress
Detailed Description
Male adult python basking on the branch of a coastal plain willow (Salix caroliniana) 2.5 m above ground in January, 2022 in Big Cypress National Preserve, FL.
This photo is a part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release that provides radiotracking, morphometric, photographic, and video data files associated with a peer-reviewed published manuscript on the arboreal habitat use of Burmese pythons in Big Cypress National Preserve in southern Florida.
McBride, L.M., Kissel, A.M., Yackel Adams, A.A., Sherburne, S.R., Metcalf, M.F., Guzy, J.C., Hart, K.M., Romagosa, C.M., and Sandfoss, M.R., 2026, 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: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1UJJNVA.
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