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A cyclist filmed an alligator swimming off with a giant python in its jaws
Alison Joslyn was biking through Shark Valley in Everglades National Park when she spotted an American alligator clamped onto a large Burmese python, chewing on the snake before swimming off with it still locked in its jaws.
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Cyclist spots alligator chomping giant Burmese python, then swimming off with the catch
"I probably would have ridden right past it, but I saw movement."
A few golfers in Southwest Florida had more than just water hazards and sand traps to contend with when they hit the links recently. One of golfers, Richard Nadler, posted on Jan. 12 a cold-blooded battle between a Burmese python and an alligator.
The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.
University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive species.
The Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center in the Big Cypress National Preserve poses a threat to numerous endangered and threatened species. Species at risk include the Florida panther, Florida bonneted bat, Everglades snail kite, red-cockaded ...
