Double take: Ingestion of two rats by a juvenile Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, USA

Authors

  • Teah Evers University of Florida and U.S. Geological Survey Intern Program, University of Florida, Stationed in Big Cypress National Preserve, FL 34141, USA.
  • Andrea Currylow U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center - South Florida Field Station in Everglades National Park, 40001 SR 9336, Homestead, FL 33034, USA.
  • Mark Sandfoss U.S. Geological Survey, Homestead, Florida
  • Lisa McBride U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center - South Florida Field Station in Everglades National Park, 40001 SR 9336, Homestead, FL 33034, USA.
  • Christina Romagosa Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA.
  • Wesley Boone Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA.
  • Jacquelyn Guzy U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, 3321 College Avenue, Davie, FL, USA.
  • Gretchen Anderson U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center - South Florida Field Station in Everglades National Park, 40001 SR 9336, Homestead, FL 33034, USA.
  • Kristen Hart U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, 3321 College Avenue, Davie, FL, USA.
  • Matthew McCollister National Park Service, Big Cypress National Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, FL 34141, USA.
  • Amy Yackel Adams U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, 2150 Centre Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v31i1.21283

Keywords:

feeding behavior, Python bivittatus, invasive species, Rodentia

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Published

2024-04-30

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Vol. 31 No. 1 (2024): Reptiles & Amphibians

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Copyright (c) 2024 Teah Evers, Andrea Currylow, Mark Sandfoss, Lisa McBride, Christina Romagosa, Wesley Boone, Jacquelyn Guzy, Gretchen Anderson; Kristen Hart; Matthew McCollister, Amy Yackel Adams

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Evers, T., Currylow, A., Sandfoss, M., McBride, L., Romagosa, C., Boone, W., Guzy, J., Anderson, G., Hart, K., McCollister, M., & Yackel Adams, A. (2024). Double take: Ingestion of two rats by a juvenile Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, USA. Reptiles & Amphibians, 31(1), e21283. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v31i1.21283